XS11E wrote:
> Betcha they don't, betcha they have absolutly NO legal right to sell
> it.
Back to debating? :-)
I have a friend who has been doing mechanic work for about 15 years. He
has at least 10 abandoned cars that are his property. Most of them are
pure junk, but a few are worth restoring.
Filing the mechanic's lien is a relatively simple process, and if it is
not challenged and the mechanic can show that the car has been on the
property for the required amount of time, then the property belongs to
the mechanic.
It would be easy enough to contact this seller and see if they legally
own the Miata or not.
They will either say that they have a mechanic's lien or they probably
will not respond at all if they do not.
> Also, I think it's required that the seller get the abandoned vehicle
> title and that used to take a year.
Having never done this, I don't know how long it would take, but a year
is a long time to wait if that is the case.
> I suspect you'd be looking a a very long, slow, frustrating process.
>
> http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=28
>
> Start with 28-4801
Very likely. IIRC, it is not that hard to get a new title in Texas. I
know that my friend has sold a few of the cars to be
driven/insured/inspected that have been left on his lot.
I will ask him how much of a PITA is it to get a new title when he sells
one.
Pat
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