Moral Dilemma (Long Read)

before you can get ownership of the storage property, you must have a court order allowing it. That means small claims court. The storage owners will take your $ and consider the debt paid, but the property is still your "buddies" and they still won't let you in without a court order.

Some states allow vehicles to be transferred for lack of payment on storage, some don't. They could get a mechanic's lean, maybe...

Either way, without court order for you to take the property, you would be stealing. you'd end up in jail and your buddy could sue the storage unit owners, so that is likely a road that won't be traveled.


Call him and bug him about the $$$. Otherwise, forget about it and move on
 
Heres what the Creator's operating manual has to say about it...

Luke 6:34-38 ESV

And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

My sinful human nature wants to kick the crap out of someone when they dont pay up. It's very hard to treat them with respect when you arent getting it back. There is a huge lesson in that. Guess it just depends on where and how you want your payment to be given to you. Here or there. Short term or long term.
 
If everyone that owed or scamed from me paid, I would have over $10k, but I learn to live and let go. Forgiveness gives you power over the bitterness of someone owing.

As far as the truck is it really worth the hassel? If it is do your home work and find out all the legalities and get EVERYTHING IN WRITING!!!!!


As long as it is legal what you are doing there really should not be much of any ethical issue.

O yeah it sounds like your aquiantence is a dead beat not paying. in your story there is at least 2 people he owes money and who knows who all else.
 
i used to work for an "outfit" that collected on "other than legal" debts.
 
Reid said:
i used to work for an "outfit" that collected on "other than legal" debts.
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Wow, great story. Thanks for sharing that.

As for the OP's problem, if the storage place doesn't have a title they can't do anything other than sell it for scrap. And as for the original loan, take the advise that most everyone is giving here and just forgive the loan. It sounds like it is damaging your relationship, which is really to be expected.
 
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