Tow Yard fees on Liability Released Vehicle

California



Situation:

-Car was under my name at the DMV.
-Car was sold and passed through 2 parties before reaching 3rd and last unofficial owner.
-Car was never registered under new owner.
-I recieve notification this car was towed and I was instructed to bring proof of release of liability.
-I went to DMV filed a release of liability and brought it back to tow yard. They tell me I am good with them and that I don't have to worry about the car.
-I recieve a letter from a collection agency saying I owe $1300 after lien sale.


Questions:
-Am I legally required to pay this fee?
-Is there anything I can do to fight this either against the tow yard or the 3rd person that had the car under his possession?

Q: -Is there anything I can do to fight this either against the tow yard or the 3rd person that had the car under his possession (which i can get a hold of).

A: Sue the bad person in small claims court for the actual dollar amount of your direct damages.

You may have a problem, as you did not file the release of liability when you actually sold the car.
Anybody can say a car was sold when faced with tow/storage fees...

If i were to go after the last buyer, how would i go about doing it? what would I need to take it to small claims?

Jale127 said:

If i were to go after the last buyer, how would i go about doing it? what would I need to take it to small claims?

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All the documentation you have on this matter.

Thanks. Is there anyway to move this thread to small claims forums?

Jale127 said:

Thanks. Is there anyway to move this thread to small claims forums?

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Mods may not read every post in every thread, so your request may not get noticed. I say go ahead and "report" my post here (do this by clicking the little triangle thing with an exclamation point in the top-right corner of my post), and you will be prompted for a reason for the report; just go ahead and put in there that you would like this thread moved.

If thread doesn't end up being moved, the please lock and/or delete this thread and start anew in the appropriate forum.

Good luck!