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#292 of 297 Re: help [Mr_Shiftright] by bamaland101

Jan 17, 2013 (8:21 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 17, 2013 7:02 pm)
i bought the car on dec 13th, and registered at the dmv the next day. yesterday the dmv sent me a letter saying their was a lien on the title and i have 2 weeks to come up with a notice of lien release otherwise my plates and vehicle registration will be canceled.
 
i've got over $3000 in this car now, put a brand new motor and transmission in it, 2-tone paint job and re-did the interior.
 
ive got to much invested to lose out, now all my money is sitting in this car and with rent over due and my wallet shooting dust bunnies..
i need to find the lien holder so i can talk with them about it and see if we can come to some type of agreement to get me a lien release

#293 of 297 Re: help [bamaland101] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jan 18, 2013 (9:27 am)

Replying to: bamaland101 (Jan 17, 2013 8:21 pm)
How did you buy, and register, a car without a title?
 
If in fact the seller sold you the car without telling you of a lien, he has, in my opinion, committed a crime, because the car was not his to sell.
 
Therefore, if all else fails, I'd call the District Attorney's Office, and I bet that will dislodge the information once they call up the seller.
 
You might also go back to DMV and ask to speak only to a supervisor. It seems to me, given that DMV has charged you will finding the lien holder, that they should help you do it. I mean, they have the information on file, obviously.

#294 of 297 Re: help [Mr_Shiftright] by bamaland101

Jan 18, 2013 (9:47 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 18, 2013 9:27 am)
we have bonded titles here in MS
i dont have time for all that i just need to find the lien holder.
 
i only have 2 weeks otherwise ill be sleeping on the street

#295 of 297 Re: help [bamaland101] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jan 18, 2013 (9:52 am)

Replying to: bamaland101 (Jan 18, 2013 9:47 am)
Okay I understand. Your post was pretty slim on information so we responded to what we know.
 
legally speaking, I think you're the victim of fraud so your next step is to get good advice from your local DA.
 
The bonded title is there for a reason--so that this doesn't happen--but it did, and now you have to deal with it properly.
 
In short, this is the lienholder's car.
 
I cannot fathom why the DMV will not help you. It's crazy!

#296 of 297 Re: help [Mr_Shiftright] by bamaland101

Jan 18, 2013 (12:00 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 18, 2013 9:52 am)
the dmv's here in ms are just plain idiotic.. this state is like its own little country.
 
i started calling dmv's by the nearest state and started with alabama and got lucky.
 
i found out the lien holders name and location and spoke with the head honcho just a few minutes ago, looks like i have to come up with $500 if i want to keep my car.
 
will be pressing charges against the guy who sold the car to me being that he was fully aware that it had a lien on the title and lied to my face about it.
 
jamie(owner) at CSI auto sales in dothan,al was very helpful to give me the full run down and when i mentioned the guy's name who sold the car to me jamie instantly knew who i was talking about and will be assisting me with getting this guy arrested.
 
now i can only hope i can pull that 500 from somewhere and be able to get the title.
 
thank you Mr. Shiftright for your help

#297 of 297 Re: help [bamaland101] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jan 18, 2013 (12:51 pm)

Replying to: bamaland101 (Jan 18, 2013 12:00 pm)
well thank yourself for persistence. It's pretty amazing that your local DMV stonewalled you like that. You'd think they'd want this cleared up.
 
Well if $500 got you out of this mess that wouldn't be the worst thing that could have happened. The lienholder could have had you over a barrel on this one. So at least someone was a decent human being.

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