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Vendor's Lien

 
Banking Dictionary: Vendor's Lien

Seller's right to reclaim property sold to a buyer if the purchaser falls behind in payments, for example, a seller's lien on real estate sold through a Purchase Money Mortgage. Seller's liens are a carryover from common law and are relatively uncommon in the United States. See also Mechanic's Lien.

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The right to enforce payment of the purchase price by suit against the vendee's equitable estate. 133 So. 547, 548.

 
 

 

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