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Can a lien last more than 10 years?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Sure. Mortgages are liens in most states and for years the typical mortgage was 30 years. If you're talking mechanic's liens and things like that, no because usually there will be a statute that requires you to "foreclose" the lien by filing a lawsuit within a specific period of time after filing the lien itself, after which if you don't file the lawsuit the lien goes "poof". And if someone complains at that point and you don't remove it, the property owner could sue you to "quiet title" if the existence of the lien is hurting the owner (by messing up a sale or loan transaction for example).

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15y ago

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