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mike i can put a storage or mechanics lein on the frame to get the title!! but it will take like 39 days to get the title and a couple hundred bucks but than u can sell it for like 1000 with a clean title
Only problem with this is that you have to (by law) send a "Certified" letter of lien satisfaction (this means the party has to sign for it) to the owner on said title before the state will release a title. If they hand over a title to just any joe blow who claims they did work to it or had it stored on their property without actually making every effort to return it to its owners then they would be as guilty as you are of conspiracy to commit auto theft. Any agency in the state will tell you the same thing, its not a new thing from county to county either, its state wide! To file a mechanics lien you have to have exhausted EVERY method to contact the vested owner of said vehicle possible to include contact by certified mail and you have to have this DOCUMENTED. If you don't get a response VIA mail you don't just get the title by default you then have to go to the next of kin who can point you to the owner for transfer, if that don't work you move to the next until you FIND the OWNER! Now if the owner gets a letter in the mail, opens it up and is like "WTF" , calls you and says "I want my bike back no one gave anyone permission to work on it / store it" You have to give it back. If you "did repairs" then you will have the burden of proof to show where the owner authorized work / storage of the vehicle and if you can't you may be opening up a can of worms you'll later wish you hadn't! You can possibly be charged with theft, and or attempted extortion if you cannot prove that you got the vehicle by legal methods and any "Damage" to the vehicle can & will be awarded to the owner through the courts order of restitution! In other words you can't simply say "I fixed his bike, he didn't pay, I want the title!" Because the next question you will hear is "Where is the copy of the storage / repair agreement or NTO?", then "where is the copies of the certified letters sent out to him to notify him of his debts?" If you can't provide documentation where the owner has given permission for you to be in possession of the vehicle (unless its towed to your property because you are registered with the state as an impound facility) you may be in trouble! Impound facilities are different because someone has broken a law or parked illegally / against a business's wishes to cause a vehicle to be at their yard in the 1st place. The impound facility will however send out notices to let the owner know their vehicle is there and they need to pay $____ to get it out! They also have documentation where the owner of said business who had the vehicle towed signed to allow it. The business owner can be responsible for that if the signage is not placed properly and the owner couldn't see it. yadda yadda...
Just so people know its not as easy as "Hey FL DMV I have a bike here that I did work on, I need the title..." They wont give it to you unless you go through the steps....period!
Just some food for thought before people start going around stealing bikes, or getting **** that don't belong to them and putting "mechanic's liens" on them!
/Jeezzz that ****'s long as ****! I can find the FL Statutes if necessary?
