Property Liens

What Can Property Liens Be Filed For?

A lien is a legal claim that attaches to a particular piece of real estate. If the real estate is sold or otherwise transferred, the lien must be ...

Liens

Property liens are defined as a charge on property to satisfy a debt or other obligation. An owner may agree to place a lien on real property in ord...

Property Tax Lien

A tax lien is a claim against property in order to secure the payment of taxes. Local, state, and federal governments may all obtain tax liens as ...

Personal Lien

Property is classified as real or personal. A personal lien placed against a property allows a plaintiff to collect money against the defendant/owne...

Equitable Lien

An equitable lien is a claim on a wrongdoer’s property that is placed by a court of equity, or through an equivalent legal proceeding. The goal o...

Mechanic Liens

A mechanic lien is a claim against property for the value of services provided to a property owner with respect to that property. The most common i...

Mechanics Lien

A mechanic’s lien is a legal means by which those who work on real property, such as sub-contractors, suppliers, auto mechanics, and others, may m...

Medical Lien

A medical lien may occur when a doctor, hospital, or other medical services provider gives medical treatment to a person due to an injury, and is no...

Liens on real estate are claims against property that are made in order to secure payment of a debt. If a person who owes a debt, often called a d...

Landlord Lien

Historically, common law in some states provided that landlords could assert liens against their tenants’ personal property for...

Judgment Lien

If you are awarded a judgment in court against a person who owes you money, you are entitled to place a judgment lien on any real estate...

Involuntary Liens

An involuntary lien is a claim made against property to which the property owner did not consent or agree. Due to some action or inaction by the p...

Contractor Lien

Contractor liens, which are often referred to as construction liens or mechanic’s liens, occur when a contractor or other type of service provider...

Releasing Property Liens

Since a variety of different circumstances can lead to the filing of a lien on your real estate, the mechanisms for fighting a lien also vary, depen...

Filing a Property Lien

A lien is an encumbrance or claim filed against another person’s property, which can include both real estate and personal property, in order to s...

Liens and Releases

When someone is unable or unwilling to pay a debt, or they are in the process of receiving goods or services from a creditor and they want to guarante...

Construction Liens

A lien is an interest, encumbrance, or debt owed by a property owner which is attached to their property in order to guarantee the payment of that d...