What do I do if someone is hiding a vehicle that I co-signed and has not made a payment on in 6 months?
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What do I do if someone is hiding a vehicle that I co-signed and has not made a payment on in 6 months?
The person I co-signed for has not made a payment in months and he is hiding the vehicle. Repo said it will be written off if no payment is made by the end of this month. He has changed his number and has no residence. What do I do? He is defaulting on the car loan and ruining my credit. There is no way to find him.
Asked on December 14, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, California
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You are responsible as a co-signer to not only ensure that payments are made and on time but to pay them yourself if the primary borrower is not doing so. Then you need to figure out a way to find the car and have it repossessed if the car is also in your name. If it is not in your name, talk to the lender and see if you can work with the lender in doing either a voluntary repossession by trying to find the car or you need to contact the police and see if they can help. Otherwise, I would consider your options of suing the person for contribution or repayment of the monies you make on the car and informing the department of motor vehicles to see if that agency can help in any way (perhaps placing a hold on the license).
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