I'm selling. A 95..my legacy... I have the title but its got my signature as the buyer and old owners signature as the seller, they didn't reissue it here in NH because its old. What are the laws in fl? Could I just give him the title as is with a bill of sale?

 

Anyone?

 

Since your signature is on it, you're more than likely just going to have to get it titled in your name. The DMV people don't like it when you scratch someone else's signature out and put your own. getting it just titled shouldn't be too much money.

 

I'm 1500 miles away in new hampshire and the guy is buying it today.. so my question is, is the title needed where it is 16 years old?

 

yes the title is needed to show proof of ownership.... Your screwing the person who is buying the car from you. You are suppose to turn in the title and bill of sale to the DMV and in a week or two they send you a new title with your name on it. I dont see where your having the problem other then it seems you have never transfered the vehicle in your name yet.

 

if the title isn't in your name, then you are technically selling a car that isn't yours.
the FL DMV might be able to provide affidavits that will need to be filled out and signed by you before the new buyer can take ownership of the car.
And it doesn't matter if the car is 100 years old, it has to have a title.
It doesn't have to be registered, but it does have to have a title.
At this point, you need to have the buyer go to the FL DMV, explaining the situation and see what options the FL DMV can offer.
Meanwhile, you need to go to the NH DMV and explain how you never got the car titled in your name and you need to get the car sold and see what options they give you for just titling the car.
But since you said you are selling it today, I can assume that you don't have the title with you, so you might be screwed trying to get it titled in your name in NH unless the Buyer can/will wait for you to get the title in the mail, get it titled in your name in NH, fill out the seller info (IE sign it) mail it back to the buyer, let the buyer take it to the DMV and get it titled in his name.

The last situation I dealt with where the current seller never titled the car, it required the legal owner, (as in the guy who's name was on the title) to sign some paperwork before ownership could be transferred.