Question about a business deal?

I recently had a paint job done on my car, and the paint shop messed up big time. They re-painted my car, and the owner said he would refund a portion of my money. When I contacted the owner he told me that he sold the shop and to contact the new owner. The new owner is telling me that it's not his responsibility either. How would I find out if the business deal has closed? How long does it usually take for the transaction to be final?

You are going to have to pressure the old owner to make it right.

If you are trying to figure out who owns the shop check your states web-page and find your county's appraisal district. From there you can find who owns any property right on-line. So put in the questioned properties address and the owner information will come up(along with the tax information on that property)!

The deal you had (to have your car repainted correctly) was with the shop, not the person. Thus, I'd assume the new owner does have to repay you, whether he likes it or not, but I'm not sure about this.

If it were me I'd simply file a small claims court case againist the shop. Then if you really want to cover all bases file a 2nd case againist the old owner (just in case he is at fault). Assumedly the cases will come before the judge on the same day (be sure you file them at the same time and get consecutive case numbers) and when you go up there just tell the judge everything, tell him you are not sure who is at fault, the new owner or the old one - but you are positive you should not have to pay for this, and ask him to decide who should pay you.

if there was nothing written then I don't think there's nothing you can do about it, becaue I don't think that the owner is going to pay you, bye

If the sale was an Asset Sale (most likely), then the new owner is not liable for anything that was promised by the old owner. You should deal with him directly.

Typically, a business transaction will take from 2 to 3 months if banks are involved. If there is no bank involved, it could be as short as 1 month.

Good Luck