How do I get the title to my car?

How can i get a clear title on a car when the sheriffs said it has to be impounded first???

• okay this lady i know rents houses out in a small iowa town. well at one of her rental properties a car was left so she towed it to another location she owns in town and parked it. well one day i asked her about the car and she said she wanted to get rid of it she didnt have a title but she did have a set of keys and the old registartion. so i called the local sheriff and he said that i could not get a title for it he said the he could only have it junked or it had to be impounded and i could buy it at a police auction. if i won. i was wonderring if there is any way i can get a title for it. the car does have a lean on it but the sheriff wouldnt tell me where the lean was through. i cant bring the car to my house otherwise ill be charged with grand theft auto. please help me find a way to get a title for it please. any info will be much appreciated.

• Answer:

  I think if there is a lien on the car, the holder of that lien probably has the right to repo the car if the driver/owner doesn't pay. The landlady probably should have had the vehicle impounded by the local law enforcement, then the lien holder could have been contacted about the vehicle being abandoned. The lien holder should have possession of the title. If you can contact the lien holder, see if they can sell the vehicle to you. Check your state's Dept. of Revenue to see if you can find out who is the lien holder for that vehicle.