How to Use lien in a Sentence

lien

noun

• Because the loan is backed by the lien on your car, the risk for the lender is low.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2023
• The bidder may bid in excess of the tax due to secure the lien.
  — al, 14 Apr. 2021
• Under law, once an item is sold, it is sold free of a lender’s lien.
  — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2020
• For the sale to go through the buyer and seller must agree to pay off the fraudulent lien.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
• At the end of the day, what the creditor ends up with is a lien on that interest.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
• Rogers-O’Brien wants the court’s OK to proceed with a foreclosure of its lien.
  — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 4 June 2020
• Once a mobile-home tax lien is purchased, the buyer owns the home and can evict the tenants.
  — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, 12 July 2019
• The city would pay for the demolition, and the cost would then be placed as a lien against the mortgage holder.
  — Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
• Matt Keyes, a spokesman for the Ohio Democratic Party, made hay out of the tax lien in a statement.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2021
• The city then bills the owners for the cost, and attaches a tax lien if necessary.
  — Don Stacom, courant.com, 22 July 2021
• Woodward and Liam are some of the many who face eviction because of a lien system that is still in flux.
  — Ben Brasch, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
• Selling a car with a lien on it requires some extra steps.
  — Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2023
• The bank will either possess the title or be listed as the lien holder.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
• Failure to get the lien holder changed can result in fees or an interest rate hike from the new lender.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
• The city plans broad outreach, but those who don’t comply would face citations, fines and liens.
  — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019
• The county has no record of release from the lien, an indication the money may still be owed.
  — Nick Ibarra, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2019
• The current foreclosure process is the result of a private lien holder that dates back to 2015.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2019
• Together, that accounts for about 65% of all U.S. homes with a first-lien mortgage.
  — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
• When sold, a lien is put against the home or business until the owner can pay the taxes back to the buyer, plus interest.
  — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2023
• Instead, the often-expensive projects are paid through a lien added to the property tax bill.
  — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
• In New York, when self-storage renters do not pay within 30 days of a notice of lien, companies can sell the contents of a unit.
  — Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• Those are just the latest woes for Vysk, which has been dogged by lawsuits, adverse judgments, tax liens and wage claims in recent years.
  — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 21 June 2019
• The reality star and her husband were slapped with a tax lien by the state of California.
  — Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022
• What’s more, the No Name stopped paying property taxes in 2013, and Boston has put a lien on the property.
  — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
• The liens, or federal claims against property for unpaid debts, are all still open.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• That means your vehicle needs to be in your name, have no outstanding loan liens, and not have been declared a total loss.
  — Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 8 June 2023
• If payment is not made, Metro can ask the DMV to put a hold or lien on the vehicle owner’s registration.
  — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
• An appeal could result in a stay on those liens, but Salvatore could still move forward with the project, assuming the risk.
  — Steven Goode, courant.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• Cavenaugh noted customers don't have control over when the lien holder sends the title and the dealer receives it.
  — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2023
• Sometimes they are sold at auction, but rarely, and only after a lien has been placed on the boat in an effort to recover the overdue fees.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024