Mechanics Lein Vs. Repossesion

[PAM EMOLA]

we are used car dealership. one of our customers has defaulted on her payments. the car is at a mechanics shop. he will not release the car to us because of the money owed on it. he was suppose to be filing a mechanics lein on it. not sure he has. i was told that we had to file a civil suite on it which will add up to pounding fees. we don't want to pay anything, just get the car back on which we are the lein holder. where do we stand on this matter? this has never happened before. on top of the fees we will have to pay $147.00 just to file. the vehicle is valued at 3400.00. she still owes 2000.00.

 

[racer72]

You will have to pay the mechanic to get the car back. You can then add them to any other charges that you wish to assess the purchaser of the vehicle for the repossession. You can also add the court costs and filing fees to the costs of the repossession.

 

[PAM EMOLA]

You will have to pay the mechanic to get the car back. You can then add them to any other charges that you wish to assess the purchaser of the vehicle for the repossession. You can also add the court costs and filing fees to the costs of the repossession.

Thanks racer72 but the chances of the purchaser paying anything are zero. What irritates me about this is we gave her the benefit of the doubt and let her keep the car because she was having financial problems. Now we could get stuck with paying the bill. Hopefully there is a way out. I will let you know what happens.
Thanks for your reply, Pam