Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Virginia
Liens
What is a Lien and what does it mean?
Asked on 3/20/00, 3:26 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Press
Chung & Press, P.C.
Re: Liens
A lien is an interest in property securing a debt. Liens can be consensual (mortgage, etc.); statutory (tax liens); or judicial (judgmdent liens). The effect of a lien is that if you don't pay a debt, the creditor can sell the property subject to the lien towards satisfaction of the debt.
Answered on 3/25/00, 4:46 pm