While mechanic's liens can be placed against a financed or owned vehicle, the lien works differently with a financed car. When a motor vehicle is financed, the lender will also have a lien on the car.
Involuntary Lien: An involuntary lien is placed on your vehicle without your consent, usually due to unpaid obligations such as taxes, mechanic's service charges, or other debts.
A payoff request allows a third party to receive the current balance due to release a lien or facilitate a business transfer (bulk sale transfer or liquor license). To release a lien or facilitate a bulk sale transfer, businesses must be in good standing to receive a payoff request.
To remove a lien recorded on a paper title, you will need: the vehicle title. a release of lien letter and/or other notifications from the lienholder(s) currently named on the vehicle title. a completed Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (Form 130-U)
Before the start of 2022, lien waiver forms had to be notarized to make it official. However, the latest updates to the Texas Lien Laws effective on January 1st, 2022 removed this requirement and lien waivers do not need to be notarized anymore.
To remove or clear a Lien on Texas property, the person or entity claiming the Lien needs to sign a document releasing the Lien. The document is usually called a Release of Lien, Lien Release, or a Deed of Reconveyance.
You can request a car payoff quote from your lender by following the request instructions online or over the phone or by asking for the payoff quote in person.
To get a payoff letter, ask your lender for an official payoff statement. Call or write to customer service or make the request online. While logged into your account, look for options to request or calculate a payoff amount, and provide details such as your desired payoff date.
If you don't have a title in hand you'll have to process the lien release before you can sell it.
County Records Office The release of lien in Texas must be filed with the same county office where the original lien was recorded. This ensures that anyone searching the property records will find both the original lien and its subsequent release.