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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1974, PAGE 16 Ihe Law and You Q I ordered a bridge table and chairs from a catalogue store. When the set arrived it was completely different from what I ordered. The workmanship is shoddy, and the colour clashes with our living-room carpet. I refused to accept the set. When 1 talked 10, the manager, he said that I had tq take the stuff. 'He showeci me the order formIn signed, and it said, "We reserve the, right 10 ship goods not corresponding with those described." I think 1inm stuck wiîh something 1 don't really want. A. Under Ontario's Sale of Goods Act there is implied in every contract of sale a condition that the goods shall correspond with their description when they are bought by description. Under the Consumer Protection Act a merchant can- not ask you to waive this irnplîed condition. So the term on the order is of no effect. You can return the goods and get back your deposit. You 'are not obliged to pay for goods different from those you ordered. Q. There was an ad in a paper two weeks ago advertising six foot sofas for $38.50. We Phoned thse company, and. they said it was a misprint, and that the ad was sup- posed 10 say $338.50. Could we have made the company seil us the sofa for $38.50 if we wanted to? A: No. In the law of contracts, an advertisement such as this is flot an offer which you can accept 10 form a contract. Rather it is termed an "invitation to treat". A valid contract would not be formed unless the mer- chant offered you the sofa at $38.50 with the intent to formn a contract of sale. Generally in a retail situation, the obligation to seil at a certain price is only arrived at in the store when the sales-slip or order is made out and signed by thc castomer. Q. I've been getting threaîenîng letters from a bihl- collection agency. These comne from the legal depart- ment of the agency. 1 called to talk to the lawyer, but 1 got the runaround. I don't think 1 owe money. Whiat can Ido? A. Under Ontario's Collection Agencies Act ail collec- tion agencies must be registered with t e provincial government and licenced. If the agency acts irrespons. ibly or mi-isleading, its licence could be lifted and it would be oui of business. In Ontario, thse government has warned collection agencies not to, use the heading "Legal Department" in a letter where there is no lawyer retained by the agency. Your best solution is to notify the Registrar of Colec- tion Agencies, Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Toron to. Q. What exactly is a mortgage? A. A morîgage is a boan secured by property. If you buy a house and need a mortgage to pay the purchasc price this is what happens: You transfer the legal ile to the lender. He advances the money toi you. The lender holds on to the legal title to the property while you hqve the "equitable tille" - that is you have the rigisi to have the legal title turned back over to you when youh1ave repaid the boan. ' THESE QUESTIONS AND ANS WERS, BASED ON ONTARIO LAW, ARE PUBLISHED TO INFORM AND) NOT TO ADVISE. NO ONE SHOULD TRY TO APPLY OR- INTERPRET THE LAW WITHOUT THE AID AND, ADYICE 0F -A TRAINED EXPERT WHO KNOWS THE CH"MV-ANG TAPLU'rUICA O F HLAW."àcl h,' New Car Licences Wenton Sale Monday Starting Monday, owners of passenger cars and trailers were able to obtain their 1975 renewal stickers ai any of the 296 licence issuing offices throughout the pro- vince. This year the validation stickers for passenger cars is green in colour and those for trailers are black. Fees are the same as for 1974: $23 for a 4-cyclinder vehicle; $32 for 6-cyclinders; $40 for an 8-cyclinder car and $5 for trailers. This is the second yeaï of the multi-year permit and sticker renewal system. With a view to speedirig up service in thse licence issuing offices, simplified re- newal application forms con- taining an insurance declara- tion have been distributed ahead of time to aIl provin- cial L.C.B.O. retail outlets as well as ail licence issuing of- fices. This is to encourage motorists 10 fui the f--rms out before going to thse licence bureau. Applîcants need jusi pre- sent the licence issuer tise completed form, togeiher with their multi-year permit and fee. The validated per- mit will be returned together witli a validation device that the applicant will be in- structed to attach to the rear plate of his:vehicle on top of last years sticker. Deadline for having the new sticker on passenger vehicle licence plates is February 28, 1975: fort trailers plates March 3 1, 1975. Licences are available at Donald Travel, 102 Brock Street South, Whitby or atf the Transportation and Com- rmunications Centre, 675 Thornton Road South, Osh-I awa. 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