Can A Lien Be Placed on Automobiles?
a. Repair, Towing and Storage Any person who repairs, provides materials for, tows, or stores an item of personal property, including motor vehicle, at the request of the owner has a lien dependent on possession, on the property, for the cost of labor and materials provided, Pennsylvania Statutes 6 P.S. ยง11. This lien is subordinate to a prior perfected lien. The garage keeper may achieve priority of lien by giving notice of intent to claim a lien to the holder of a prior perfected lien. This notice must be personally served or sent by certified mail. If the holder of the prior lien does not redeem the vehicle by paying the amount of lien, the garage keeper’s lien is given priority. If the charges due are not paid, the garage keeper may foreclose the lien by selling the vehicle. While the garage keeper is in possession of the vehicle, he is required to send notice to the registered and legal owners of the vehicle stating that payment is due. The notice must include an itemized statemen
