It will depend what the lien is on, real estate, vehicle, personal property or judgement, etc? Most things like this will be listed with your local Clerk of Court office. But, you might also find tax liens in tax records, in the Tax Office, in the Court House Bldg. ( this would be for local taxes, county, city). Most of the time if you ask for help, explaining what you are looking for, the people working in the offices will help you out, showing you where you need to look. These public records. Oh, also pulling a credit bureau report would show anything listed as a judgement, or lien attached, to your own property.
You can check your property for liens by checking your name in the land records for any liens that have been recorded against you.
your local DMV or vehicle licensing office can tell you if the VIN has a lien on it or reported stolen for FREE. You may want to check the VIN with them before you hand over any cash.
FREE CAR LIEN CHECK
free vehicle lien check ?
Do a title search.
Go to a lien search agency, they are everywhere.
If you are trying to see if the current owner still has a payoff on the vehicle, it will say on the title. If it is a free and clear title then the original lien holder has to sign off on the title. Some states have a title and a form called a lien release. What state do you live in?
AnswerPay off the lien holder and they wil sign a relase, putting the vehicle in the free and clear. It depends on the type of lien. Lender's lien or mechanics lien.autolienservice.com
The website Zlien has a collection of legal forms and it especially focuses on mechanic lien forms and preliminary notice forms. One can download a free mechanic lien form from the Zlien website.
Yes.
It will be interesting to see if the judge can give the car to someone free and clear even tho there is a lien. The judge probably can not give the car away and ignore the lien. Still, it could depend on the identity of the lien holder. Other than that slim possibility, the lien may still be a factor.
If the County Recorder's office has a website to do so, then probably.
Some form sites have generic or state specific lien forms for sale but I'm not aware of anyone providing it for free mostly because of the potential legal repercussions of people filing liens without establishing valid lien rights.