Repossession

Slightly confusing question. If YOU are the leinholder, why is the bank trying to repo the car? Why does the bank not know the laws of repossession in MI? If you(the leinholder) are trying to repo the car, CALL your attorney. You will need her/him to perform this LEGALLY.MI and CANADA are NOT good places to LEARN the repo business for beginners. Good Luck.

The cosigner will be the person who will be held responsible for paying any deficiency depending upon when the BK was filed. If the BK was filed under the new bankruptcy reform laws the cosigner can be held responsible for the entire amount of the loan.

the tow charge plus daily storage

Was the gated garage really locked at the time the car was repoed?, Could have one of the other resident been coming or going so the gate was open when the repo people entered the property? Can you prove they broke in? Is there a security camera that will prove they did or didn't break in?

A lien prevents the property from being sold without paying off the creditor. After a certain period of time, it is possible to foreclose on the property, sell it, and collect the amount of the lien, the balance going to the property owner or other creditors.

If the repossession occurred in a state that does not permit self-help repossession, report the car stolen; it cannot be legally repossessed. Louisiana and Wisconsin are two of these states.

If you can show legal possession of the vehicle, and on time payment, report the car stolen. It cannot be legally repossessed in any state unless the debt is delinquent.

If you do not wish to involve LEO's immediately, contact the private party who "repossessed" the vehicle and explain that if it is not returned within a reasonable amount of time, that you will report the vehicle stolen and give his name as the party responsible.

There is no legal "personal reason" for repossessing a vehicle.

Repossession as defined in Florida Statute 493.6101 (22): "Repossession" means the recovery of a motor vehicle as defined under s. 320.01(1), a mobile home as defined in s. 320.01(2), a motorboat as defined under s. 327.02, an aircraft as defined in s. 330.27(1), a personal watercraft as defined in s. 327.02, an all-terrain vehicle as defined in s. 316.2074, farm equipment as defined under s. 686.402, or industrial equipment, by an individual who is authorized by the legal owner, lienholder, or lessor to recover, or to collect money payment in lieu of recovery of, that which has been sold or leased under a security agreement that contains a repossession clause. As used in this subsection, the term "industrial equipment" includes, but is not limited to, tractors, road rollers, cranes, forklifts, backhoes, and bulldozers. The term "industrial equipment" also includes other vehicles that are propelled by power other than muscular power and that are used in the manufacture of goods or used in the provision of services. A repossession is complete when a licensed recovery agent is in control, custody, and possession of such repossessed property. Under the contract or security agreement, you most likely gave the lender authority to repo the car at any time or place. You might ask yourself this Question: How could someone possibly give a lender permission to go on someone elses private property? I could see if the private property is that of the debtor, but what if it's the debtor's place of employment which is private property? Answer "Private Property" signs do not stop anyone from entering a parking lot. Now, if they added "No Trespassing", it might make a little difference, but doesn't the pizza delivery man still get in? If you have a "legal purpose" for entering private property, it is not trespassing if you do not damage any property. If you have to cut a lock to get into the lot, that's damage. Another example, your driveway is private property and so is the mall parking lot, but the repo man can take your vehicle from either of these places. The mall may even have a sign that says "Private Property". Florida Statute 715.07 (2)(a) states: The towing or removal of any vehicle or vessel from private property without the consent of the registered owner or other legally authorized person in control of that vehicle or vessel is subject to strict compliance with the following conditions and restrictions: Section 8. Vehicle entry for the purpose of removing the vehicle or vessel shall be allowed with reasonable care on the part of the person or firm towing the vehicle or vessel. Such person or firm shall be liable for any damage occasioned to the vehicle or vessel if such entry is not in accordance with the standard of reasonable care. Another scenario is that the Association already has a tow truck company that they use to tow vehicles. Unfortunately, the bank/lien holder of the vehicle is not going to contact nor will they have the information for that same tow truck company to get the vehicle repossessed. Therefore, the bank/lien holder uses whatever company they use and based on Florida Statute 715.07 (2)(a)8. vehicle entry for the purpose of removing the vehicle shall be allowed with reasonable care.

I want to take the company that repoed my truck to court. I need to know what the statue of limitation is to file.

At some point(usualy after a writ of replevin is filed) in the repossession process, a sheriff will tell you to either produce the car or go to jail. Then you will have to make a choice, car or jail. You just cant ride for free. As for "simply not being able to locate your vehicle?": think about it, IF you didint know where the car was, you would be on your way to report it STOLEN. I know where MY car is at ALL times, I think 99% of everyone else does also. IF I were to loan it to someone, I would have a very good idea of where it was then also.

A charge off does not designate that the debt is not valid and collectible.

A judgment is a legal instrument awarded to the winning plaintiff in a civil suit and can be executed against any non exempt property belonging to the debtor.

Some means of judgment enforcement are wage garnishment or bank account levy or seizure and liquidation of assets or liens against real property).

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If your car is voluntaryly given back or forceably repossed, the finance company will rate the loan as I7 or I8. (I- stands for installment loan--the 7 for voluntary and 8 for repossesion.If you don't make arrangements to get the car back and the alloted time has lapsed, the finance company can sellor auction the car in order to get reinbursed. Most times the car is sold for less than the loan balance (because thevalue is not there) which then creates a deficit balance. The finance company will now try to collect this deficit balance from you and ANYONE who signed the original loan papers. If it is not paid and the balance is large enough, the finance company can place a judgment again against ANTONE that signed. (This includes co-signers or divorced spouses.)The only way to get a judgment released is 1. Proving in court that it is not yours or that the balance due is not correct and a JUDGE statesthat the judgment is incorrect and dismisses it; or 2. A settlement agreement is made on the amount owed and it is paid.

all you need is to find a company that is willing to take a chance with you

A yes and no solution: yes: it is legal where the leasor seem to be the beneficiary from the onset of the contract . yes; where as at the time of contracting, evidence exists that the leasor were in bankruptcy and needed funds to pay off a part of other estates also owned by them. alec lobb garages ltd v total oil Gb[1983]1 WLR 87 is a vital precedent for your update. No: where evidence exist that the leasor had no choice and where not given a copy of the lease to sign,read or retainafter physical cash inducement was offered. No; despite being unemployed and had nothing else but the leased property to live on, duress and unreasonable presure of the cash may cause the contract to be voidable. care must be taken to read the very term of contract before a possible answer could be chosen.

No. But some liens have priority over others. Usually the first lien to be filed has priority. But not always. Without knowing what the "other lien" is for, it's impossible to provide a more specific answer.

No. You should have paid more attention to what you were signing.

You'll just have to renew them when you get back in the country

Yes, If your currently insured vehicle is traded in or upgraded then the newly purchased vehicle is automatically covered for the first 30 days with the exact same coverage as the vehicle you traded in. Within these thirty days you are required to notify your insurer of the vehicle change. Failure to notify the company within the required time period can void or nullify coverage on the newly acquired vehicle. Not that if the Newly purchased vehicle is an additional vehicle purchase, meaning it is not substituting or replacing an already insured vehicle, it may not be covered at all until added to your policy. This will vary by your state insurance laws. you have to notify your insurance company and they will transfer it to you until you can take it in to them to see and fill out forms.

Debt forgiveness is a type of income. If you borrow $1000 from your friend and then friend then forgives the debt, you have $1000 taxable income. In this case, you borrowed money to buy a house. You couldn't/didn't make the payments and lost the house. If you borrowed $200,000 and it sold for $190,000, you have $10,000 in tasable debt forgiveness. However, if you were insolvent at the time that the debt was forgiven you may qualify for an exception of counting this as income. Insolvency is defined, generally, as having debts that exceed your assets. If you lost your house, it's likely that this was the case for you. If that's the case this might be as simple as filing an amended return to claim the insolvency exception.

Don't answer the initial phone call, let him/her leave a message. Usually booty calls are done late at night, right before they want to meet. So, don't answer calls after 11:00PM.

Return the call the day after, around 5PM-6PM. Ask what was the purpose of the late call and let him/her say whatever is on his/her mind. Since they are not expecting your call by now, they will be quite surprise and will probably ask you for a date. Before you hang up, be sure to get from him/her a date and hour for your next meeting.

Important Note: Meet outside. Don't meet at your house.

You are still walking. You must pay off the new holder of the note. act wuick as they will sell it fast.

If you can rephrase this question, it might help to get an answer.

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Hopefully, you had Find My iPhone turned on. If so, you can go to any laptop or smartphone, log into the app, and you should be able to trace its location, as long as it is powered on. If it is not powered on, you should be able to pull up the last known location.

If it sells for less than was owed, AND the bank cancels the remainder due (they don't have to, they can look to collect the difference and pursue you for years for t...garnish. attach, etc), the amount they cancelled is income to you and they should send you a 1099-C.

I was told that if my daughter's car was set for repo, that she and I would have an arrest warrant filed against us because the car would be considered stolen property. This is in Delaware.

You can sue anyone, any time, any where. Whether you will win judgment is another matter. In some states you can even be criminally charged for filing a frivolous law suit, so it is in your best interest to have real damages that you can demonstrate with evidence before you file the suit.

For chapter 7 BKs, it is unlikely. However, for chapter 13 Bks, most trustees dont want to rely on you sending a check every month, so they will usually have your employer automatically deduct your plan payment from your paycheck and have that money sent to the U.S. Trustee directly. If this is the case then yes, someone within your employer would know you have declared BK.