You will need to ask the lender for the title or a release of its lien on the title to get the clear title in your name. Under CA law, the statute of limitation for most consumer debts arising from written contracts in California expires after four years. This includes credit card debts, auto loans and personal loans.
Submit the Washington Notice of Intent to Lien Form Names of the property owner and general contractor. Name of the party whom you provided construction services, supplies, or materials. A personal statement indicating you have started the process of delivering supplies or materials to the construction project.
Lien information can be found with the DMV and the vehicle history report. Department of Motor Vehicles: Using the vehicle identification number (VIN), you can check a vehicle's lien status at the Department of Motor Vehicles. In many places, you can conduct a lien search online using the DMV website.
It can take up to six weeks or more to have the lien removed from your car title and make it officially yours.
A judgment lien in Washington will remain attached to the debtor's property (even if the property changes hands) for ten years.
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.
Before you can lien the car, you have to file and serve a notice of lien. Then you have to advertise the car for sale, but before you do that you have to send a certified letter to the known title holder. That would be you if the title were filed with DMV but the registered owner has to be notified as well.