- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
I placed a $200.00 deposit on a small boat that had been advertised as "A Great Little Boat". The owner allowed me to take it home, paying the $550.00 balance off in a month or so. I worked on it for several days with plans on new carpet, seats, etc. only to discover that it had a decayed transom. The wood was completly rotted away. At that point I called the seller and told him the boat wasn't such a great boat after all, that it needed to be placed in the dump and I could not go through with the deal. We agreed that I would dispose of the boat, he would come pick up the trailer and we could work something out on the motor. I have offered him an additonal 200.00 for the motor. Now, after 6 months , the boat and trailer still sits in my yard. He is threateng me with a small claims judgement and wants the boat put back into the condition it was in when I took it. Can I charge him storage? What are my rights here and what are his?