Adverse possession of a car?

[kalakoa]

This is HPP, so there won't be any parking tickets

I am shocked -- shocked, I tell you to hear that HPPOA has failed to cash in on this revenue stream.

[Tink]

I can get pretty nasty if someone did that to me to the point I would find a way to ship it back using the address on the registration for shipping and billing, COD. If they required a card I would use mine, then call and claim stolen by past tenant once ship is on the way, and let the dice roll.
I am sure the value of the car is lower.
I know this is not exactly my moniker below, but crap,deserves crap. It is an issue about common respect for somebody that has been violated.


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[terracore]

Seems like too much work for a $1200 car that may cause you more grief later. Push it into the street and say goodbye.

[ElysianWort]

Tow it to the nearest highway. It'll sit. An A.V. tape will appear on it signaling abandoned vehicle and it will get towed and never be your problem again. Or it will get stolen or vandalized and still not be your problem chunkster.

[Carey]

Helped a friend get her late moms delinquent car towed so she could fix up the house to sell (we never did find title or registration) a couple of years ago in HPP. Towing companies did not have problems with the fact she had no documentation on the car. She got a little bit of money for the car - it was an older Geo that had been unused for quite a few years, as it needed a tire & her mom didn't want to deal with it for a few years before she died....& it had overgrowth all around that the tow truck dealt with.

Here is the county page on vehicle registration & title replacement, if you would like to go that route. We have had to get new titles for 2 used vehicles we have bought here (most likely the registration is out of date & the title is lost & will need to be replaced if you decide not to junk it):
http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/finance-vrl-...%20Renewal

[SuperGu]

Interesting thread, lots of ideas. I've had my experience with an abandoned car on one of my newly purchased properties. It was obvious it had been there for years as a tree had grown through it. I contacted a towing company and was told they could not tow it away unless I could prove I was the owner. The only other way was if it was sitting in the street, abandoned.

So I paid a guy to push it into the street, which he did with his tractor. Unfortunately he moved the car just over the property line into my neighbors lot. Tow truck driver came by and declined to move because it was on 'private property'. Sold my home a year later, with car still parked next door. Could not move it without a machine.

Moral of the story: Roll the car into THE STREET. Call tow truck company. Car will disappear in a couple of days.

Another idea would be to contact DVM and ask them what they need for you to take ownership of the car. I agree with others that a $1,200 car is not worth the time to go this route.

[ericlp]

My parents in Waianae had an abandon car on their lot for over 5 years... Guy never came and I figured, I'd get rid of it. I didn't want the car, but I heard that the seats would fit in my old toyota pickup. So, I took out the front seats ... This was a Honda Civic hatch. I guess it's a popular car on Oahu. Anyway, I posted a CL ad, and had a bidding war as two dudes with tow trucks showed up at the same time. I made some coin on the car and the problem was solved!

Apparently the tow truck guys know how to get around this problem, but I'm guessing the car went to a chop shop?? Dunno, if it's a popular car you might get 500 out of it for parts. Always worth a try on craigslist to see if anyone bites.

[EvilOctopus]

Knew a mechanic on the mainland where if you didn't pick up your car after something like 6 months, he drove it out to the street and left it to get towed... It's been mentioned already, but take it to the highway or Pahoa and leave it parked somewhere. problem solved.

[Kapohocat]

Okay what I am finding is that you send the registered owner a bill for storage. Give a date 15-30 days in advance, and tell her the property will be towed with $xxx's owing for storage. It looks like a towing company may be able to handle the abandoned vehicle title for you (for a price).

Or you can write to her (registered mail) and enclose a change of ownership paper found on our DMV website and she can sign and send and you would be willing to waive storage charges if she did so.

Her other option is to let you send your bill for storage to collections, and let her deal with it then in addition to having it towed and stored, etc. (I would use this as an incentive).