A Lien is a legal document that is used to support the claim that an individual or a company has financial interest in property, whether it's real estate or personal property. If such a claim is valid, the proceeds of a sale must first go toward settling the claims of the lien before any other money is distributed.
An assignee of a lien is the new lien holder.
The lien holder would. A lien holder has a financial interest in the property
If a debt has been paid off, the lien holder is required to release the lien. If the lien holder refuses, you will need to get a lawyer and take the case to court
I think you mean LIEN (not lian) holder. A lien holder is one (an individual or company) which holds the lien to a secured real or personal property.
only if the lien holder caused the collision
The lien holder is the person or firm, you borrowed the money from to purchase the car.
Well, you own the vehicle subject to the lien. You cannot sell or refinance the vehicle until the lien holder is paid. If you don't pay the lien, the lien holder can repossess the vehicle. So you own it subject to your paying the loan.
No. In the case of "brokered" loans especially the lien holder is the investor that holds the note. The lender is the broker that helped you secure your financing.
You don't. The only one who can fill out a lien relese is the lien holder. As the owner of the car you are not the lien holder. Take the title to whomever holds the lien and they will release it.
Yes.
If you are the lien holder, yes.
Generally to remove a lien, you have to pay the amount of the lien to the lien holder. Even if it is abandoned, the lien holder still has a financial claim against it that must be satisfied before the title is clear. The only other possibility is to show a court that the lien is not legitimate.