If you’re in the market for a used car and you’ve looked at cars that are being sold by the current owner, you may have run across a car for sale that has a lien. A lien means that someone else, in ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Mechanic's liens are a basic security right created by either constitutional or statutory law. They do not exist as a matter of equity or common law, but are instead legislative creatures.