A lien is a creditor’s legal right or claim to your property. The purpose of a lien is to hold a property item — it doesn’t have to be a house — as collateral for a loan or debt. If you don’t pay off ...

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A property lien can be either general or specific and voluntary or involuntary. A mortgage lien is a specific, voluntary lien. The priority of the liens on a property determines which debt will be ...

A mortgage lien is a mortgage lender’s legal right to take legal possession of your home if you fail to pay your debt — a process known as foreclosure. This claim makes your home the collateral that ...

You're in good company if you're not exactly sure how liens work. It's not one of those topics that makes it into most people's water-cooler conversations. But knowing what a lien is and how it works ...

CITYWIDE — MORE THAN 30,000 property liens citywide are set for sale on June 3 by the NYC Department of Finance due to unpaid taxes, water or sewer bills. The good news is the lien sale removal ...