Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland

abandoned car

my neighbors daughter parks her car on my property because her mother property had no space to park her car and the car is broken. the daughter don't live with her mom anymore and her mom can get in contact with her to tell her to move the car off my property people been asking me to sell them the abandoned car. can i sell a abandon car it broken need to be fix but it in good condition. what legal action can i take to make the car mine and sell it . i don't want to tow it away cause it a nice car that need a little fixing. i been setting on driveway for a year now. the mom say the title information to the car is in the glove department of the car. i just don't have key to the car.


Asked on 3/26/07, 7:24 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Sher Wagshal and Sher

Re: abandoned car

You can't really get title to the car without the owner's cooperation. If you can get in touch with her, make her an offer to buy it. She apparently has no interest in the car. If she refuses to sell, tell her you will have the car removed from your property and put on the public street, at which time it will be subject to removal by the police. Then she'll lose the car because the government will auction it off to pay for storage charges. If you've had offers from people to buy it, you ought to be able to make a profit even after paying her and perhaps some fix up costs. I suspect she'll be willing to sell it or will have it removed quickly.

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Answered on 3/27/07, 9:49 am


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