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In November of 06 my brother bought this car from a buy-here pay-here in St. Pete, (we live 70 miles away) and it broke as soon as he got it home. He kept paying on it for a little while, assuming he was going to get it fixed. A month after it sitting he said it wasn't worth it, and told the dealership to come repo, or take back the vehicle, he didn't want it anymore.
The guy said OK he would come get it and it sat on my brothers property for around 5 months. Well he moved into this other house and transported the vehicle to the property over there, and notified the owner of the vehicle of the new address. A few weeks later he got a notice saying the vehicle was in code violation and that it needed to be tagged to reside on the property like that.
Anyways to avoid him from getting fined for the vehicle, he transported it to my house (which is where it has been for the last 2 months or so) and we notified the owner (a buy here pay here dealership) of the new address and he said he was going to come get the vehicle.
A week or so passed and no one showed up to get the vehicle so I called the guy and told him that I was going to have it junked if he didn't come get it and he said I could set the car on fire for all he cares!
Well it's been a couple weeks since I talked to him last and the car is still here. No tag, no insurance, no tow truck pulling in my driveway to pick it up.
ANYWAYS, sorry about the long story I do have a question, what is the law of the vehicle being on my property? Can I take ownership of it for it being here, can I junk it without incurring any legal problems?
I'd really like to take ownership if I could. Someone please advise!
In November of 06 my brother bought this car from a buy-here pay-here in St. Pete, (we live 70 miles away) and it broke as soon as he got it home. He kept paying on it for a little while, assuming he was going to get it fixed. A month after it sitting he said it wasn't worth it, and told the dealership to come repo, or take back the vehicle, he didn't want it anymore.
The guy said OK he would come get it and it sat on my brothers property for around 5 months. Well he moved into this other house and transported the vehicle to the property over there, and notified the owner of the vehicle of the new address. A few weeks later he got a notice saying the vehicle was in code violation and that it needed to be tagged to reside on the property like that.
Anyways to avoid him from getting fined for the vehicle, he transported it to my house (which is where it has been for the last 2 months or so) and we notified the owner (a buy here pay here dealership) of the new address and he said he was going to come get the vehicle.
A week or so passed and no one showed up to get the vehicle so I called the guy and told him that I was going to have it junked if he didn't come get it and he said I could set the car on fire for all he cares!
Well it's been a couple weeks since I talked to him last and the car is still here. No tag, no insurance, no tow truck pulling in my driveway to pick it up.
ANYWAYS, sorry about the long story I do have a question, what is the law of the vehicle being on my property? Can I take ownership of it for it being here, can I junk it without incurring any legal problems?
I'd really like to take ownership if I could. Someone please advise!
Thanks,
Casey
I am dealing with that right now. I believe it does have to be registered and have a tag or you are using your property as a scrap yard. You can usually get away with it if you put a cover on the car and no one knows it doesn't have a tag or put it in a garage but most all cities have those kinds of ordinances. Real bad stuff can happen. You can receive a notice that says if you don't move it by a certain date they will begin fining you like 1 or 2 hundred a day. Once this kicks in you may not even get another notice and at some point find you owe the city $10 or $20,000.
Think I am kidding? I can assure your local city commission has at least one meeting a month that deals with discharging city liens and if you sit in on the meetings you can't believe what idiots someone these people are. They got warned and now they own more then their house is even worth. I like to watch them every month and depending on how the people present themselves. It can go from being settled of 10% to gives us the full amount you AH.
I will tell you right now, don't screw around with them do what they say.
mac is right about the code enforcement side of your situation. But, your question about getting title is a legal one. Go to your local tag office and ask them. They will explain the procedures to get a title for an abandoned car.
i'm not a lawyer, but i would send a registered/certified letter to the owner , repeat the same story you have stated above, and tell him to remove his car within 7 days or it will be sold for scrap. He said you could destroy the car, so just get it in writing or do something to cover yourself if he tries to collect.
Just tow the car to the code enforcement office and leave it there. I had a friend in this situation and we dumped in front of Team Metro. Guess the shopping center towed it away?
Just sell the car for parts - let someone else deal with the problem. Unless its a rusted out 1985 Chevy Sprint, someone will take it off your hands and even pay you some money.
Just tow the car to the code enforcement office and leave it there. I had a friend in this situation and we dumped in front of Team Metro. Guess the shopping center towed it away?
What does that accomplish, you just cause more trouble for yourself. In this case there is already a trial leading the car to them. Just do what is right and the right thing is to properly dispose of the car. I think I am beginning to see why you have so many problems, you cause them yourself. Yea, you really showed them as they have you arrested.
mac is right about the code enforcement side of your situation. But, your question about getting title is a legal one. Go to your local tag office and ask them. They will explain the procedures to get a title for an abandoned car.
Exactly. There is a procedure for this. It should be similar to what is done in the case of a lost title. You should be able to get ownership if the dealer has abandoned the car.
best if you had that in writing. Your proof that he gave permission to handle the vehicle in that manner. Owner can always come back and say he never authorized this or that. Always get it in writing.
best if you had that in writing. Your proof that he gave permission to handle the vehicle in that manner. Owner can always come back and say he never authorized this or that. Always get it in writing.
I had a deal where a guy owed me money and left a bunch of tools as security. There was no real agreement about how it would be handled because they were like $5000 worth of tools in big rolling tool boxes. I figured he would be back soon to get them since he only owed me $800. Plus they are mechanics tools for working on cars and he needs them to work. Long story short he disappears and years go by. I asked my lawyer what to do with them can I just sell them? He said if the guy shows up he could say I owe him for the full value of the tools because I am now responsible for caring for them in a reasonable manner.
I found out he was in jail in another state from his old girlfriend and got in touch with him and got his permission to sell them. Heck the rolling toolboxes were worth a $1000. I took what he owed me and sent him the balance. He wasn't a bad guy I didn't want his money. Point is, I could not believe how my hands were tied by taking these tools without a written agreement.
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Vehicle on Property
