Follow-up, toyota, yes friend signed title, no date, but if I sell cannot legally give receipt?

Question

Thanks for all good responses to my first question. I dont quite know how this works with follow up questions, but yes the title is signed but my friend has died. I would rather not forge his name to write a receipt, don't know if I should tell the buyer the situation. I dont want to put myself or buyer at risk of fines or problems. Also have two tickets for expired tags. LA has no mercy, car was parked on street in front of my apartment and was ticketed. Will DMV penalize the buyer when he goes to register it? I don't mind bending the law, as my friend gave car to me to cover some expenses I incurred, but I want to do the decent thing and not hurt the buyer, etc. Any more advice? thanks to all

Answer 1

if your friend has died, you have to let the property go into recevership or what they call probate. It automatically becomes unsellable property until the probate term is over. And most likely, it will got to his next of kin, or sold by the state (if he doesn't have next of kin or a didn't leave behind a will)

You cannot sell or give away the vehicle till that time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probate

The moneys gained by selling of his property goes to pay any oustanding bills, legal matters and such. That truck is not sellable. If you try to sell it, the state will come after you.