Selling a dead or junk car in North Andover

Reading Section 150-1 closely

The bylaw treats two kinds of cars differently. An unregistered car that is otherwise whole is allowed, one per property. A car that is "dismantled, unserviceable, junked or abandoned" gets no allowance at all, not even one.

The verbs are broad: "accumulate, keep, store, park, place, repair, deposit, or permit to remain." Fixing a car in the driveway counts, and so does letting a relative's car sit on your land.

Asking the Board for permission

If you want to keep more, the Board of Selectmen can give written permission after a hearing. That permission comes with a condition: the owner agrees "to screen the permitted vehicle or vehicles from view from neighboring land, ways or public highways." If the screening lapses, the code says the permission "shall be revoked." For most people with two old cars, selling one is simpler than a hearing and a fence. Several junk cars covers clearing more than one.

Massachusetts paperwork from North Andover

Titles run through the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), and its instructions for sellers never mention a notary. On a North Andover sale, the odometer reading goes on the title first. After that, buyer and seller sign the transfer block, print names and date it. The statute also requires a warranty of title in the assignment. If the title gives no room for a price, attach a bill of sale that states it.

After you sign and hand over the keys, c. 90D s. 15 puts later use and violations on someone else. There's no release form for Massachusetts sellers to file.

Plates, registration and excise

North Andover plates go with the seller. Cancel on MyMassGov and keep that confirmation, since your insurer wants a photocopy. Then slice the plates in two or send them to recycling. Buying another car? Move the plates onto it within 7 calendar days instead. Until cancellation, the town's excise runs $25 per $1,000 of value. One more term to know: a title marked "Junked" belongs to a car that was scrapped, and North Andover's RMV paperwork can never bring it back onto the road.

Near North Andover

As the crow flies, Andover and Lawrence are each 4.0 miles away, Methuen 6.5 and Haverhill 7.5. The Massachusetts page has the statewide rules.

Starting an offer

Reach us online or at (877) 421-6008 about your North Andover car. Two cars to clear because of the bylaw? Mention both. The truck can reach a North Andover car behind a garage, down a long driveway, or in a lot at work.