QUESTION
What legal action can I do to get the car title?
Asked on Dec 13th, 2011 on Criminal Law - California
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I paid off my car loan in March of 2011. I was promised my pink slip/car title within 30 days. I never got it. Their phone number was shut down as was their website. After 8 months, I found a contact number and was told they would get the car title out to me within a few days. It has now been almost 2 months. Every time I call, I'm told that "it's in the mail." I've asked to speak with a supervisor, but I'm told there isn't one. At this point, my car registration is due in a couple weeks and I won't be able to register my car without that title. I'm at my wits end! I believe I am being given the run around. What can I do?
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Criminal Law Attorney serving Oakland, CA
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Dennis Roberts A Professional Corporation
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Talk to the DMV. If you had the title and lost it they would issue you a new one so there must be something that can be done. Anyhow tell the DMV the whole story.
Answered on Dec 15th, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Daniel Kieth Martin
You should be able to file a lien, research California Liens.
Answered on Dec 15th, 2011 at 8:59 AM
You should go to the DMV and ask what you need to do to get a copy of the title. Car dealerships face this problem all the time when they take a trade in and the owner does not remember where he put the pink slip.
Answered on Dec 15th, 2011 at 8:42 AM
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James H. Dippery, Jr.
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This is not a true criminal defense question; it is a civil matter. Whether or not it is worth it to hire a civil attorney, since the remedy would probably be a court order to transfer ownership papers, is up to you. Perhaps discussing your situation with a DMV clerk might give you some ideas of how to get title. Hope it works out for you.
Answered on Dec 15th, 2011 at 8:33 AM
John Ronald McCardle
You are being given the "run around". Contact the Better Business Bureau.
Answered on Dec 15th, 2011 at 12:20 AM