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In most cases, a repossession can keep personal belongs for non payment. The company, however, must release them once payment is made.
Yes, they can. Ultimately they have to PERFORM WORK to gather, label, secure, and keep safe your belongings. They can charge you for this because they were forced to perform work. The law allows them to be compensated for it.
They don't charge you to get your personal belongings back... they charge you a "storage fee" for the time they stored your personal belongings. And yes, they can do that.
Repossession companies must give you the opportunity to recover your personal belongings. That being said, they need not do so at the time of repossession. If they store your property for any length of time, the may charge a storage fee. They are not required to hold your property indefinitely either. If you make no attempt to recover you belongings, the repossession company will dispose of it after 30-45 days.
They should offer you a chance to get your belongings out of the car when they come to repossess it. Their repossession order covers the vehicle they're repossessing - it does not give them entitlement to your personal belongings.
NO, it is NOT legal.
IN ANY STATE YOU MAY GET YOU THINGS AT THE TIME OF THE REPO OR YOU CAN GO TO THE YARD AND HAVE SOME ONE HELP YOU.
After repossession, the lien holder or agent sends information on how to reclaim the vehicle; if the owner does not respond or cannot repay the outstanding debt, the agent removes all personal belongings and sells the vehicle at auction. You will then be liable for the difference in what it sells for and the balance on the loan plus repossession fees.
For the most part you can. You can retrieve personal belongings. This means like your library books, cell phone, a firearm, tennis shows, or your child's car seat. However, if something has been added to the car, you cannot. If you are wanting to get back expensive speakers, specialty lights, or an in-dash GPS, you can't. That is now part of the car, and not a personal belonging.
If the search warrant is for the entire premises, and you, or your belongings, are in "the premises," yes, your personal belongings can be searched.
Yes. It is your personal property. It is taking up space on the property of the repossession agency. They may charge you for using that space.
Yes you can retrieve personal belongings from your car if it gets repossessed. By law you are allowed 7 days after your car gets repossessed to retrieve your personal belongings.