There is an apartment building nearby that has a broken car and an old boat with trailer in the garage sitting for the last 18 years. The owner left it and never came back, and is long, long gone, never to return. The landlord is now selling the building and needs to get this stuff out of there. He doesn't have the registration, title papers, or anything, but says I can have the car, boat, and trailer for free if I move them out. Do I just register them in my name? Do you think these things are still "in the system?" Thanks in advance!
2006-08-03 08:43:06 · 7 answers · asked by craigrr929 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
You'll have to file for an abandoned title & then I think you can put the items in your name, so long as there's not a lien against them. You'll have to check with the laws in your state though.
2006-08-03 08:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a clean bill of sale from the building owner for $1.00. The owner can get ownership by filing a form in the county court house for back storage. If you have a bill of sale you will be able to get a registration for the equipment. If you have the old tag numbers it will make things easier...
Good Luck!
2006-08-03 08:51:36 · answer #2 · answered by loligo1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The DMV has forms for that. You have to go through a process of trying to notify the owner of record if there IS one, and then after a period of time you can register in your name. It's known as a lien sale.
2006-08-03 09:06:34 · answer #3 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some states if something is old enough you don't need a title to register it. Contact your local tax collector and see what they say. Most likely you will just need to apply for a new title as these are abandoned items. Something like that, but like I said, the tax collector will give you exactly what you need to do.
2006-08-03 08:49:25 · answer #4 · answered by Amy >'.'< 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely they will not be in the system any longer. Since they would technically belong to the landlord / property owner which they sat, it may be as simple as getting him to write you out something saying he was the owner , or gave them to you - and you would file for lost title.
2006-08-03 08:50:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They may still be in the orginal owners name. I would contact your state DMV and ask them that question. I'm thinking the landloard can do what he wants to with it, but I'd contact the DMV, be sure to take down any tag numbers that may still be on the vehicles and also any vin numbers if possible. The DMV should be able to pull up any info with that information.
2006-08-03 08:49:19 · answer #6 · answered by styymy_2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies by state, but the lanlord should be able to file a lien on them for storage costs & get new titles issued & then he can sign them over to you. most states require a boat to be registered to operate it on the water.
2006-08-03 08:48:32 · answer #7 · answered by applpro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋