<prompt> Human: Hello PF,A few months ago, my car broke down on a road trip. Luckily, we were near an auto shop that allowed us to leave the car there until we could determine what to do with the car. After about a week, it was determined that the car was totaled and that we wanted to scrap the vehicle. After some discussion with the towing company and the insurance company, we finally had the car towed from the auto shop premise. It was my understanding that the car had been taken care of and was no longer under my possession. Today, I received a notification in the mail that the car was under lean for just over 2,000! The lien cites that the reason for the expense was for repairs, towing, and storage! To my knowledge, the car was not repaired while under my possession and that the insurance company took care of the towing expenses. The lean gives the option to a court hearing to discuss the validity of the lean and to discuss the sale of the vehicle I assume that the sale of the vehicle will be done by the creditor and the profits from that will go to them. It also states that if I dont respond to this notice within ten days, that my right to contest the vehicle sale will be waived.What is my course of action here? I am concerned that I have a lean in my name because I am in the middle of getting a security clearance for the USN. Assistant: Its a mechanics lien. You need to attend the court hearing or otherwise respond or else you will have no recourse. In my state, when a mechanics lien is validatedperfected, the lien holder is entitled to their attorney fees in addition to the amount claimed on the lien. Human: Can you elaborate on this? I understand that a lien refers to the right of a creditor to hold onto a possession until they receive the money that they are owed.  <response>: It sounds like the auto shop where you left your car doesnt feel like they got all the money they feel they were owed. Respond to the notice to schedule a hearing and then IMMEDIATELY call your insurance company because it sounds like an invoice got dropped in a crack somewhere. 