What to fo ig my husband and I bought a car and the information pertaining to me on the contract is not correct?
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What to fo ig my husband and I bought a car and the information pertaining to me on the contract is not correct?
The information listed for both of us is the same: his birthdate and license # as it is for me. Does this void the contract? What if the odometer reading is incorrect? On the paperwork they had us sign it is off by 4K miles.
Asked on June 19, 2013 under Business Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
The incorrect information about you will not void the contract, unless you are maintaining--and can show--that the dealership actually committed fraud or some other illegal act; otherwise, a typographical, cut and paste, etc. error does not effect the validity or enforceability of a contract.
The incorrect odometer information *may* give you grounds to get out of the contract IF 1) the actual mileage is higher than listed and 2) even more importantly, you were told the mileage was lower when you agreed to buy the car--in that case, they may have committed fraud, by lying about a material, or important, fact. But if either the listed mileage is higher than your actual mileage (so the actual state of facts is better for you than listed) or you knew what the real mileage was but they simply committed a typo is writing down the wrong mileage, the contract would be fully enforceable.
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