An unknown lien can disrupt the home selling process and lead to a messy situation. Find out how to check for liens on your property before you sell or transfer the home to someone else.

Since your bankruptcy case has already been closed, you will need to take an additional step to remove the lien. This is a two-step process, but it requires me to make two assumptions. First, I'll ...

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 your property has a lien, you should have been notified by the seller or your title agent before your closing. Either way, if a lien was placed on your property before you purchased it, it ...

Your offer has been accepted. You’re counting the days until you can move into your new home, but one question is lingering in the back of your mind: What happens if the property has liens on it ...

Fighting a tax lien on your jointly-owned property By Scaringi & Scaringi P.C. Marriage, siblings, estates and family ownership can all lead to unwanted trouble from the IRS if property is owned ...

Q: How can I find out whether there is a lien on my property? A painter painted the house, but he never came back to paint over some spots he missed. He also did not come back to collect the rest ...

A construction lien is a claim made against a property by a contractor or subcontractor who has not been paid for work done on that property. Construction liens are designed to protect ...

Q: I lost my husband last year and I am trying to sell one of the rental houses we had in California. My real estate agent found out about three liens on the house, which also are on the other rent… ...

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