Did not receive title from DMV?
If you did not receive your title certificate in the amount of time indicated above, contact the DMV. You can call the DMV Call Center for your area code, call the Title Services Bureau at 518-486-4714, or email the DMV.
What does a car with no title mean?
A car title declares the vehicle’s legal owner. If you buy a car without a title, someone who possesses the title can claim ownership even though you’ve paid for the vehicle. In order to register the car in your state, you’ll need the title to prove that you are the legal owner of the car.
What happens to the title when you sell a car?
If you are selling a vehicle before your loan is paid in full, the lienholder will transfer the title to the purchaser when the loan amount is paid. In some situations, a lienholder may allow the purchaser to continue paying on the original loan.
What to do if you don’t get the title to your car?
If you buy a car and never get title to it, then in most states you have the right to cancel the sale and get your money back. If you bought a vehicle from a private person (not a car dealer) and have not gotten the title yet, then the first thing to do is contact them and ask where it is and when you will get it.
Can a new owner buy a car that is still in Your Name?
Unless they have the title showing they own it, they can’t get the car. If the car is still in your name and you have no bill of sale, looks like you still own it and can go to tags and title to see if you can get a replacement.
Can a person own a car without a title?
Maybe you will have to drive over and get the title. Without the title, you don’t own anything. In most states, the only way a person can have a legal interest in a motor vehicle is if their name is on the vehicle title. Nothing else counts. That means you have to have a title to be the owner.