Is a car repossession legal

Answer 1

It is legal to reposes a vehicle under most conditions.

Why would you even think that a repossession would not be legal?

Pay the bill - and if you can't timely pay the bill talk to the people you owe; they didn't give you that vehicle for free.

It is legal to repossess a vehicle. I have been involved in financing for several years and know most if not all the laws involving repossessing in the state of California. For instance, this might be a federal, not a statute, that a BUY HERE PAY HERE Dealership is able to repossess your vehicle without the need to have a repossessing company. The only thing about that is, that we may do it if the collateral is parked outside of the property and that we have a duplicate set of keys. It's against the law to force our way inside said property and cause property damage to recover the vehicle. We may, in fact with your or any other tenants permission.

There is NO grace period in which we can take the action to recover the collateral. We may, if we choose; to recover the vehicle the day after the breach of contract. California also permits to repossess a vehicle if you do not have any insurance. It is against the statute to drive without insurance to begin with. So these are 2 of the reasons why we may take such action. If you have any other questions, just contact your Department of Consumer Affairs and they will explain your rights as a consumer.