We backed out of the deal
We found a great motorhome! It had everything we needed at a price we could afford. We agreed to purchase and the owner drove it to our home and parked it in the driveway. We spent the evening just...
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I find it interesting... I posed a question a few weeks ago, asking is it reasonable to request to spend the night in an RV before making a purchase. I got blasted to holy h*ll about it. Fortunately, the OP didn't read that post or he may not have found out about the problem until it was too late.
Your word and a handshake is good and all, but I'm pretty sure there is no legal authority anywhere who would enforce that. Your word, and whether you honor it speaks to your morals, no more, no less. And even that is only if the other side was completely honest and forthcoming. If an item was not as described you have absolutely no obligation to honor any word or handshake.
The OP absolutely did the right thing, and even if there was a deposit made, I think that I would very strongly attempt to get that deposit back. He certainly doesn't owe the seller anything for bringing the RV to him. Had it been in the condition that he advertised it, the purchase would have been completed. Had the OP known of the condition he would have told the seller NOT to bring it in the first place. In other words, the only reason that the RV was there at all is because the seller, knowingly or unknowingly failed to disclose defects.
The seller failing to disclose the defects certainly isn't the OP's fault, and should not be expected to pay for anything that resulted from the sellers failure (whether intentional or not) to disclose said faults.
Your word and a handshake is good and all, but I'm pretty sure there is no legal authority anywhere who would enforce that. Your word, and whether you honor it speaks to your morals, no more, no less. And even that is only if the other side was completely honest and forthcoming. If an item was not as described you have absolutely no obligation to honor any word or handshake.
The OP absolutely did the right thing, and even if there was a deposit made, I think that I would very strongly attempt to get that deposit back. He certainly doesn't owe the seller anything for bringing the RV to him. Had it been in the condition that he advertised it, the purchase would have been completed. Had the OP known of the condition he would have told the seller NOT to bring it in the first place. In other words, the only reason that the RV was there at all is because the seller, knowingly or unknowingly failed to disclose defects.
The seller failing to disclose the defects certainly isn't the OP's fault, and should not be expected to pay for anything that resulted from the sellers failure (whether intentional or not) to disclose said faults.
