The licence office should be able to tell you .It might be worth the extra buck to find out. It will save you big bucks in the long run.
Contact a lien search agency.
free vehicle lien check ?
If you have a lien on your vehicle, you can sell it for any amount. The vehicle is still subject to the lien which means that the purchaser can lose the vehicle if the lien holder collects on it.
Go to the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) and have them run a lien check on the vehicle. WHAT DO YOU MEAN; BANK LIEN OR MECHANICS LIEN? autolienservice.com
Does this vehicle have a Lien on it?
If the vehicle has a lien, the title shouldn't be lost, the lienholder should have it. Once the vehicle is paid in full, they will mail you the title.
You can't. If a vehicle has a lien on it the lien holder is the owner of record of the vehicle.
If he pays off the lien yes. If not, then that vehicle is pretty much owned by the lien holder too! it doesnt make sense selling car
To find the lien holder of a vehicle, the registered owner of the vehicle will have to apply for a duplicate title. The VIN will be necessary to obtain the duplicate title. The lien holder will be listed on the duplicate title.
it would be listed on the title
If you accept a vehicle title that has a lien placed on it you become responsible for settling that lien
Well, you own the vehicle subject to the lien. You cannot sell or refinance the vehicle until the lien holder is paid. If you don't pay the lien, the lien holder can repossess the vehicle. So you own it subject to your paying the loan.
Either pay off the lien and then sell the vehicle, or sell the vehicle and use the money to pay off the lien.