I had a car left behind by a tenant. It had belonged to an ex, and she didn't have the title. I called one of the WeHaulCars services in the yellow pages (ages ago!). They took it away with no title. Legal? I'm not sure. I had an obligation to hold anything of value for 30 days, which i did. I think the hauler provided me with some sort of receipt.

Could they sell the parts? Often time, you can make more $$ selling the parts than you can the car itself. Then scrap the rest.

You might contact your local police or municipality for ideas on how to get rid of it.

You can apply for a missing title if necessary.....done that before on an abandoned vehicle. But here, various auto parts places will take it off your hands and even pay you a modest amount to do so (the vehicle may be worthless but its parts are not).

Check with scrappers in your area. Look on Craigslist, that's where I found someone to get rid of a junker. I had the title. Can't hurt to ask

Oh and I got $300 for it !!

Yes - scrappers. There are several in my area who advertise on FB constantly. They must make enough money on them to get by.

After checking with local laws, of course, to make sure it’s considered abandoned.

If the loan company has a lien on the title, pretty sure they would be in legal trouble if applying for a duplicate title or scrapping it out.

Angela makes a good point. I'd get the loan company's refusal to take and sell their collateral in writing before I did anything else. Usually what happens is the collateral is sold but part of the loan is still outstanding so the loan company can still come after the borrower, but they can't ordinarily just skip the selling of the collateral part especially since they hold the title.

For your state, search ‘no title, abandoned car’. No need to give any other info.

It may not work and it will probably cost you money but offer the loan company a small amount, $5-$10, for the title. If they say no and they probably will follow the suggestion above and have it hauled to them. If they accept your first offer after the title is in your hands send to a scrap yard.

I would contact the payday loan company in writing and demand that they remove their car from your property within X amount of days. If they fail to do so contact police and have it towed away. It is the payday loan company's job to collect payment from whomever took out the loan.

Thanks for the tips! I'll tell him what was said...I tend to agree with what Elizabeth just said...that sounds like a solution. This guy that owns the car is in so much debt, he has collections against him from everyone. The car is this really old 90's buick and it is in ridiculous condition. I mean, I find it hard to even fathom that someone could trash out a car so badly! I am pretty certain that the loan company wouldn't want it. According to the friend, it has gone to collection and they aren't going to take to car. I'm not sure exactly how he knows this though.

Arkansas girl depending on when the loan was made is probably why the person knows it has gone to collections. The payday loan company may not even have it on their books any longer as a debt. Ours were written off and removed after three-five years depending on the time. There is a length of time that a debt is considered viable and that time depends on local an federal law. I am no longer current on that time.

The girl who does my hair had a car with a title loan on it. At one point she could no longer make the payments. The loan company did not want the car in the end and so the loan was forgiven. It's in the terms if the loan. No payment, they can take the car. It's their responsibility. Call them and tell them so. Any difference between what they can get for it and the balance of the loan will still be the responsibility of your relative, but that's not your concern.....

How about contacting the loan company to ask them whether they consider the car as theirs, due to the delinquency, as it's been at your place for a substantial period and you feel that they either need to haul it away or pay you storage.

Maybe they'll give you title for a modest fee as has been suggested.

Also I like the idea of checking your state's rules regarding disposal of abandoned vehicles, also suggested above.

ole joyful

There is a length of time that a debt is considered viable

And under certain conditions, the debtor can restart that time.

Of course a debtor can restart that time but that is not something that is likely in this case. I had deadbeats in my family when I was younger and they all knew the rules about what they could get away with. It is the honest people that will restart a debt by trying to pay on it. Unlikely a druggie would do so.

This is definitely not me, but it's a friend of mine that was asking me if I had any idea who would tow it off or what to do with it. I've never dealt with such an issue. Another friend suggested he get a tow chain and drag it down the road a few blocks and leave it...ACK!

I was going to suggest what OJ suggested and write to the lien holder giving them a certain amt of time to remove the car or you will start charging them storage fees - or they can provide you with the title for free, or $1.

I think it not a good idea to just haul it down the street and abandon it as I'm sure that either you or the loan company can get more for it from a wrecker than the cost of towing.

If a friend may be willing to put a chain on it and haul it ... somewhere ... check what your laws are, for around here individuals who tow without being licensed and insured as a towing agency are liable to be ticketed for likely a larger fine than a legit. tow would cost.

If you have your car serviced at a small agency, they may have good suggestions for a tower.

They may have some useful advice as to what path to follow in your current circumstance.

Also quite likely they'll know a good wrecker to negotiate with.

ole joyful

Contact your state's local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to see what they recommend. I suppose that technically, it still belongs to the guy who left it there, therefore, it is his responsibility, but from what you reported, he isn't going to step up and take it away. Maybe the loan company owns it. If you are lucky, your state will have laws covering abandoned property.