Q: My grandmother had a loan against her trailer in 1994. The last payment made was in 1997 before the bank changed names
The current bank has no record of the title. Dmv states that there is a lean against it. She has agreed that I have the trailer. Can I file for abandoned property
A: In 35 years of practice, I've never seen this issue. Interesting. Plainly, you need to file some equivalent action to a Quiet Title action, and you'd probably name that a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment. But, I'd need to hit the library as to how to clear title to a residential trailer. I though about just passing your question for someone else who might know the answer without research, but I'll be impressed if someone like that reads Justia. I'll bet there is something in the Transportation Article about abandoned vehicle titles. That's a good place to start reading.
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