Let’s say that you buy a home in cash and have 100% paid off. Could you still lose it somehow?

    • Pronell@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      In my understanding a lein doesn’t usually lead to disclosure, they just make sure they get paid when it’s sold.

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              11 months ago

              The mortgage is a type of lien. But there are other kinds of liens, such as when a contractor works on your house, and you didn’t pay them, they can place a lien on the property until you pay. In the worst case, a contractor could forclose and force the sale to cover the debt.

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              11 months ago

              The sentence in question was:

              a lein doesn’t usually lead to disclosure

              I don’t know if “foreclosure” is the right word to describe a forced sale due to a lien, but I do know the person didn’t mean to write “disclosure” instead.

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      In some states if you hire a contractor to do work, and they hire some guys and doesn’t pay them, those guys can put a lien on your house even if you payed the contractor. 😳