I would agree that you could approach them directly and make nice, but knowing human nature, the line has been crossed and they‘ve fired the first shot across the bow, so to speak.
It’s a significant sign of weakness, no matter what his situation is as the owner/lessee in my opinion, and one that they will most likely attempt to exploit if it becomes available. They’ve already made it clear they don’t want to leave, so this would just bolster their attitude that they now have the upper hand. As someone professionally trained as a negotiator, I can tell you that your position as Kaleb at this point holds little weight, as they have the upper hand with an attorney in play. He pushed them, they reacted, probably overreacted, but now the line has been crossed and they are most likely all in, especially since their attorney has probably counseled them to either not talk to Kaleb or to let him know if they’re approached. Most attorneys aren’t going to take cases they expect to lose, especially if they don’t think the clients are capable of paying the bill. I’m not an attorney nor do I practice law, but in my opinion the best way to deal with it at this point in the process is to lawyer up and take the gloves off. Otherwise they’re going to hand Kaleb and Regina their collective asses in court. The point to be making nice has long since passed. Dan > On Jul 21, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Dan wrote: >> Since his lessees have retained legal representation, it’s beyond the DIY >> stage. > > If we used this same approach to maintaining W123, we would be > spending more at the dealer. Where there is a will, there is a way. > Break the chain of tough guy, eat crow, deal with renter instead of > stealer-lawyer and you probably can see resolution - they are persons, > not aliens. They may want to break some of the lease restrictions, > but they don't want to be forced out. Approach it just like you do > DIY - it is an insurmountable issue, but with a little ingenuity and > humility, a solution can be attained at less cost than the > stealer-lawyer. Stealer-lawyer has zero incentive just like dealer. > Stealer-lawyer does not want to stop nice payment - neither does a > dealer. You have money to save in eating a bit of crow - it tastes > great with a little garlic. Go over there, make friendly, avoid > tough-guy upper hand, do them favor, give, let them give also. You > ain't got too much to lose in the OK wild west. > mao > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
