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What does the supposed mechanic need to file a mechanics lien

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Anonymous Contractor

A male that I was staying with occasionally is unlicensed but said he would be able to order a water pump for my car, he NEVER actually said he would FOR SURE do the work, as I told him I had plenty of people that would be willing to do it,I said I would be able to pay for it if he could get it. I have MULTIPLE (more than 1) text messages of me asking this male if he ever ordered OR received the part,all he said ONCE was a date it was SUPPOSED to be delivered apparently,on said day 8/1/2020 said male wasn’t at his residence and I never physically saw any package be delivered to his home address that day, after a disagreement I told him I wouldn’t be officially moving into his house and I was going to continue looking for my own house, once I moved out he then TOLD me to pay him for the part, I asked for proof of payment and that it was recieved and that part IS IN MY CAR, before I paid anything because nothing was ever said about it until he got mad I decided to not stay at his house at all anymore. I just want to know what grounds he has or has to have in order to put a mechanics lien on my car, that has a lien on it already cuz I’m making car payments still?

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Levelset Admin at Levelset
| 389 reviews
Aug 21, 2020
Mechanic's lien for work on vehicles or other personal property are different than mechanic's liens related to construction work. For liens on a vehicle, Wisconsin is similar to most other states in that the lien is a "possessory lien." This means that the mechanic is required to "retain possession of the personal property until the charges are paid" in order to gain the benefit of the lien. If the vehicle is not in the possession of the mechanic, the mechanic forfeits the lien and cannot sell the property to satisfy the debt. Also, in any case, the lien of the mechanic would be subordinate to the lien of the financing company, unless the financing company provided express consent to the mechanic for the work and the work was worth more than $1,500.
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