Bought Restaurant Booths At A Liquidation Sale, Now The Building Owner Says They Were Never The Restaurant’s To Sell
Location: Pennsylvania
A local diner closed down and the owner held a liquidation sale inside the restaurant. I bought four vintage booths, paid by card, and got a receipt listing them as restaurant furniture. The diner owner and two employees helped me unbolt them from the floor and load them into a rented truck.
I wanted to repair the cracked vinyl because I planned to use two in my basement and resell the others.
About three weeks later I got a letter from an attorney representing the owner of the building. They claim the booths were permanent fixtures included with the property and the diner only leased the space, so the diner owner had no right to sell them. They want me to return all four booths within 10 days and say I could be responsible for the cost of reinstalling them.
The diner owner has vanished. The liquidation company says the sale was final and they only sold what the owner told them belonged to him. Am I actually required to give the booths back even though I bought them without knowing there was an ownership dispute? If I do return them, can I recover the purchase price, repair costs and truck rental from anyone?
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