Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Kentucky
Leins
I got a judgement against an individual.....I put a lein on a property he has locally.
The property was auctioned off .....and the motgage Co ''bought it'' and now how do I collect my money ???
They cannot get a free & clear title on the property since I have a lein on it ??
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Liens
It sounds as if the property was foreclosed upon by the
first mortgage holder. It was sold by the court and the
highest bidder was the mortgage company. The sale
extinguished all liens. It is not unusual for a foreclosure
sale not to bring enough money to pay off all the liens on
a piece of property.
You can still try to collect on your judgment, though. For
example, you could cause garnishments to be issued to local
banks; if the judgment defendant has an account there (and you
have properly and adequately identified him), you could receive
the money in the account.