Question

Mary took her car to the local Chevrolet dealer for service and necessary repairs. After the dealer refused to relinquish possession of her car since Mary had not paid for repairs previously made on the same car. Does the dealer have a lien on her car so Mary cannot regain possession of it? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Yes, Chevrolet dealer has the Mechanic's Liens on the car. This can be understood by the below-mentioned fact:-

If a person who availed the labour, services or any kind of materials for the service, improvement or refurbishing of the movable or immovable properties is not able to pay to the service provider, and then the service provider can place a Mechanic's Liens on the property. Mechanic's Liens is a special kind of relationship which is being established between the debtor and creditors whereby the property itself converts into the security of the debt.

As in the case, Mary did not pay for the last service, thus the car dealer has the right of not return the car to Mary until she pays the charges of the last service.