Pertaining to rights in specific real or personal property as collateral for a debt, whether entered into voluntarily or involuntarily as a matter of law.
Questions tagged [liens]
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Lienholder in PA reporting car as Grand Theft Auto
In this hypothetical scenario I'm a lienholder on a vehicle in Pennsylvania due to a seller-financing agreement. Pretend that I sold the car to an individual for an agreed-upon price, and the transaction was properly documented, including a…
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Is fraudulently towing a car and getting a lien on it car theft and perjury?
There is a story about fraudulent towing companies that took their vehicles from California wildfire victims and were demanding hefty fees for their return. The surprised me as it sounds like multiple serious crimes that would not work without…
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A tradesperson does more work than what is on the contract and is asking to be paid for it
I have a fixed price contract that has a long list of tasks to be performed but is somewhat vague on the details. The contractor said a number of times "well we could do this" and the this was not on the list. No mention was made of additional…
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When Does A Vehicle in Repossession Status Become GTA?
My question is when does a vehicle in repossession status become Grand Theft Auto?
I'm an IT professional living in Oregon where I work for a gov't agency.
Around January 2019, my co-worker, "Joe" had a mid-life crisis. He got divorced, quit his job…
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Why would one ever need a capias instead of a writ of execution?
In for example small claims, if the plaintiff wins and the defendant doesn't show for the payment hearing, the plaintiff can request a capias (civil arrest) and/or a writ of execution (e.g. lien) to collect payment (in some US states).
But if the…
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What California law pertains to liens priority when an assignee in a deed of trust doesn't properly record their claim?
Question in title. Googled it and couldn't find anything
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Does settlement of an HOA liens wipe the slate clean?
A house in Missouri was being sold and the owner wanted to negotiate a lower payment to settle the HOA liens because the buyer would not offer him enough money to cover both the HOA dues and the mortgage.(The amount offered actually wasn't enough to…
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Second lien forecloses but does not pay off first lien
Our house was foreclosed by a roofer who put a lien on our homestead in Texas. The roofer bid $3000 against his $80000 lien. He has not done anything else. He has not paid off the first lien, a mortgage. If a second lien holder forecloses, what…
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How can I make sure that a house is clear of workmen's liens?
Is there a legal process I can undertake (like advertising in the paper) to clear any workmen's liens on a house that I am planning to buy?
In other words, the situation I am trying to avoid is buying the house, then some plumber showing up a year…
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Legal standards for seizing a house to satisfy a civil judgement
I know that for relatively small amounts of money a civil lien will just sit on a house and there is nothing else the lienholder can do.
However, at some point of value, it must be possible to sieze the house. For example, if a homeowner has…
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Can someone tell me what this document is saying?
Context: I purchased some land and paid cash for it in full and owned it without any kind of lien. We then proceeded to begin the process of building a house. Secured a builder and a construction loan. As part of construction loan, we used the…
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A contractor did nothing including no contact for over 90 days - can he put a lien now?
Suppose a person A had a contractor B do work on A's home that ended six months ago and then there was some followup paperwork that last had action in April. The last communication was in May.
Suppose that in September B is trying to come back to…
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Car with lien that isn't real
I have this car that I don't technically have the title for because the person I purchased it from filled out the title like we had a $200 lien on the car (we paid cash outright) and now I can't get in contact with the person who I purchased the car…
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(Canada, BC) Camera Repair Shop taking 3+ months
It has been 2ish months since the camera shop received my order to fix an issue. This is not including time required give me a quote and receive a reply on the quote, which was admittedly about a month turnaround because I was busy with school. I…
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Can a charge on a property be preemptively levied on a property as security lest it be divested before proceedings conclude?
Alice brings a claim against Bob for £X,000. Bob owns property worth £30,000.
Bob has taken steps clearly indicating that he is trying to sell the property, such that Alice fears, by the time of the conclusion of her claim, he will be judgment-proof…
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