[hays2441]

Need some advice on how to handle a situation. I found out today that the body shop that was working on my L-78 Camaro has been locked down by the landlord of the building. Notices have been posted that nothing can be removed from the building. I got in touch with the body shop owner today and he indicated that he had been locked out because of a dispute on the lease. My best guess is that he is behind on rent. I also was able to get the name of the landlord and plan on contacting him tomorrow.

My questions would be this:

What legal rights does the landlord have to seize my personal property, the car? I understand that he may have some claim to the owners property but how does my car come into play.

Obviously my first priority is to get the car back, then my next question will be how to get some of my money back that has been advanced on the body work. I have a contract for the restoration and some work has been done. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I'm sure the best thing would be to get an attorney.

Thanks for any advice.

Scott