A lien can be placed on a property in the United States when a person owes a creditor a sum of money. In the state of Missouri, a lien can be on the property for ten years.
Property tax liens do not expire.
A mechanics lein is on the property and it can last till the property is sold or the lein is paid.
how should i know
Until the lien is paid.
If there is a judgment lien on your property in Massachusetts the recorded lien is good for six years. Before the six years expires the creditor can obtain an extension from the court and the extension is good for another six years. The judgment is good for 20 years but it must be updated in the land records as stated above in order to encumber the debtor's real property. As long as the lien is updated you cannot sell or mortgage the property until the lien is paid.If there is a judgment lien on your property in Massachusetts the recorded lien is good for six years. Before the six years expires the creditor can obtain an extension from the court and the extension is good for another six years. The judgment is good for 20 years but it must be updated in the land records as stated above in order to encumber the debtor's real property. As long as the lien is updated you cannot sell or mortgage the property until the lien is paid.If there is a judgment lien on your property in Massachusetts the recorded lien is good for six years. Before the six years expires the creditor can obtain an extension from the court and the extension is good for another six years. The judgment is good for 20 years but it must be updated in the land records as stated above in order to encumber the debtor's real property. As long as the lien is updated you cannot sell or mortgage the property until the lien is paid.If there is a judgment lien on your property in Massachusetts the recorded lien is good for six years. Before the six years expires the creditor can obtain an extension from the court and the extension is good for another six years. The judgment is good for 20 years but it must be updated in the land records as stated above in order to encumber the debtor's real property. As long as the lien is updated you cannot sell or mortgage the property until the lien is paid.
Police seizure is not affected by a lien put on the property by anyone as long as they follow the due course of law.
If the debt is on real property, there is no limit. The debt is a lien against the property and the debtor collects on sale. A lien is valid as long as the property exists, and land seldom disappears.
If the credit card company who put the lien on your property won a lawsuit - making it a judgement, then the charges never go away. When you sell the property, the first monies you get will go to them.
The lien stays with the property until it is paid. You cannot sell a car or a house, for instance, until the lien is paid and you have clear title. Usually the lien on a house is paid for at closing, either from the proceeds of the sale or money that you bring to the table.
You will have to pay off the lien at the time you sell the home you live in. If you apply for a loan based on the house as collateral, then the lien will be taken into consideration. I am not sure if your mortgage company is going to recognize the lien as being in first place should you also default on this home, or if there will be other issues with them.
Until the debt is paid off
Every type of lien has its own statute of limitations. You would need to research the type of lien.