Also asked, can a repo man come in your backyard?
The quick answer to this is yes. The California repossession laws allow repossession agents to enter private property to repossess a car or vehicle. A repossession agent can also walk into the backyard to repossess a car as long as there is open access to the backyard. Again, there must be open access to the backyard.
Additionally, can a repo move another car? In California, the lender (or an employee of the repossession agency) can take the vehicle from any publicly accessible place, including your unsecured driveway, the street, a parking lot, or another publicly accessible area, but it can't enter a private building or secured area, such as your locked garage—unless it
In this regard, what can a repo man not do?
Repo men can enter your property to seize your vehicle in most states as long as they do not breach the peace. 1? What this means is that they can enter your property to seize the vehicle, but they may not use physical force or threats, and they may not break into a locked garage or another storage facility.
Is it against the law to hide car from repossession?
Answer: Whether you can hide or lock up the car to buy yourself time to pay off the loan depends on where you live. In most states this won't violate any laws, unless you do it with the intent to defraud the bank. In some states, however, deliberately hiding a car from the repossession company is a crime.
