bought a car – car is leased!
I just bought a used car from a private party. We did a bill of sale, she took my cashiers check, paid off the car, and when the title came to her, I find out it was a lease (which she paid off the purchase of the car), but the title is in VW’s name not her name, now she has to re-title car in her name then she can sign the title over to me (now in progress). I have 2 questions: one, since she sold me a car she didn’t own, what are my rights here? I have possession of the car, but it’s not in my name and wont be for another 10 days at least and DMV told her and me that she had no legal basis to sell this car to me so I feel like I am hanging out in the wind legally here. Two, if I get stopped by police while I am in this limbo situation, am I screwed? Should I not drive it at all? Can I sue the idiot for selling me a car she didn’t own? I am very frustrated by this whole experience and wish I had thought to ask that simple question about a month ago!!!