"Let it go and don't engage with Jane about it if she brings it up again. She had emotional attachments to the car, which is all well and good, but emotional attachments and legal agreements couldn't be more different. Feelings aren't facts, and they certainly aren't legally binding. Jane could've made this situation less complicated by stating up front, If you ever decide to sell the car, I'll buy it back."
"Feelings aren't facts, and they certainly aren't legally binding. Jane could've made this situation less complicated by stating up front, If you ever decide to sell the car, I'll buy it back. (Kind of defeats the point of selling, but everyone's mileage varies.) She could also have asked Bob for the contact information of the new buyer and reached out directly. She has options. But this is not your problem to solve."
A woman sold a car she and her husband had bought from a neighbor. The neighbor later claimed a verbal right of first refusal but provided no signed or dated agreement. The neighbor contacted the seller repeatedly and sent an unsigned, undated handwritten note. The advised course is to avoid engaging with the neighbor and not act as an intermediary. Emotional attachment does not create legal obligations. The neighbor could have requested a buyback upfront or asked the husband for the buyer's contact information, but without a written contract there is no legal duty to rescind the sale.
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