Getting rid of a broken-down or junk car in Maryville

The city's rules

We searched for Maryville's code and came up empty, so this part rests on Tennessee law. Maryville might also regulate inoperable or stored cars. Maryville may add to state law, so call the city as well.

When a stalled car turns into an abandoned one

Maryville packs 32,442 people into 17.839 square miles, so a dead car on a public street is noticed. Under state law, a car is abandoned when it is:

• over four years old and on public property more than 10 days
• clearly falling apart and left on public property more than 3 days
• illegally on public property over 48 hours
• left on someone's private property over 48 hours without their okay
• sitting in a lot over 30 days straight

The three-day clock for a car "in obvious disrepair" is the short one to watch.

If a tow lot ends up with it

When a car is towed as abandoned, Tennessee sets the steps for the tow firm. Within 3 business days of towing a Maryville car, the company must mail a Request for Verification of Ownership to the Department of Revenue. After the reply arrives, the Maryville tow company gets 3 business days to notify owners and lienholders.

Those deadlines protect you. In Maryville, storage fees end after 60 days. Only the owner or lienholder can agree to extend them. If the firm misses the 3-day verification or the 6-day notice, storage is capped at six days. If a Maryville owner ignores the registered-mail notices for at least 10 days after delivery, the car can be advertised for auction, and the sale can't happen until 15 days after the first ad. See towed or impounded.

Blount County title and plates

The Blount County clerk deals with Maryville titles. No notary is needed in Tennessee. In the assignment area, your signature and printed name should match the front exactly. Two owner names linked by "and" means each one signs.

A lost title needs a duplicate before the sale. The state fee is $14, and counties may add their own. Apply at the county clerk in person or by mail, with proof any liens are paid off. More in selling with no title.

Pull the plates before the car leaves. Tennessee plates are yours to keep, and putting one on your next car costs $1. Maryville sellers have no notice-of-sale or release form to file, since the Revenue Department's titling pages don't list one.

Nearby towns

In a straight line, Farragut sits 14.3 miles off, Knoxville 15.5 miles and Oak Ridge 23.0 miles. Rules for the whole state are on the Tennessee page.

Getting an offer

Maryville sellers can call (877) 421-6008 or use the form. We haul from a driveway by the Greenbelt, a downtown lot, or right where it quit.