Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Massachusetts

Re: Property liens

When the house is sold, the lien holder will be paid off assuming the lien was properly recorded. A mortgage lender has a lien on your property until the mortgage is paid in full. You can pay off a lien holder (or offer to pay less than full value) and ask the lien holder to discharge the lien. This may work since a lien holder may not want to wait until you sell your home to collect on the lien.