Question

4. Mike Mechanic repaired Alice Ace’s automobile in his shop, but Alice didn’t have enough money to pay for the repairs. May Mike have a mechanic’s lien on the car? A possessory lien?

5. Why does federal law exempt unemployment benefits, books and tools of a trade, workers’ compensation, minimum amounts of wages and salary, personal effects, furniture, fuel, and other such items from the sweep of a tax lien?

Answer 1

Question 4

Mechanic's lien is exclusively pertains to construction industry.

It is available to workers and suppliers in construction industry to get their due for work undertaken by them to improve a property in case property owner do not pay them.

So, mechanic's lien is not available in automobile repair industry.

A automobile mechanic can invoke possessory lien in case payment for repair of automobile is not made.

In case of this lien, automobile mechanic keep the vehicle with himself till he is paid for his services.

Mike Mechanic is not paid by the Alice for the repairs he has undertaken on her car.

Thus,

Mike have a possessory lien on the car.

He can keep the car of Alice with himself until Mike pays him for the repairs of the car.

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