Raleigh Lien Attorney

Lien Lawyer in Raleigh, North Carolina

If you or someone you know needs legal advice pertaining to liens in North Carolina, our experienced Raleigh business attorneys can help you. A lien is a legal claim, enacted and defined by statute, of a creditor upon the real or personal property of a debtor to secure the payment of a debt or for the satisfaction of an obligation. North Carolina recognizes the following liens:

• Statutory liens on personal property
• Statutory liens on real property
• Judgment liens
• Attachment liens
• Statutory Liens on Personal Property

There are a multitude of liens that may be placed on personal property in Raleigh. Liens on personal property differ in some respects from other liens, in that the person asserting the lien has to have possession of the property. As with other liens in Raleigh, the statute determines who and under what circumstances a lien on personal property can be obtained. The following is list of a few liens that are available on personal property and who can claim the liens:

• General Service and Storage Lien:
  A lien that can be claimed by anyone who tows, repairs, stores, improves, or services personal property (not vehicle);
• Innkeeper’s Lien:
  A lien that can be claimed by operators of boarding houses, hotels, and motels;
• Motor Vehicle Lien (sometimes referred to as a Mechanic Lien):
  A lien that can be claimed by someone who repairs, services, stores, or tows automobiles;
• Landlord’s lien:
  A lien that can be claimed by a person that the leases any residential or commercial building.

Other Raleigh liens that fall into this category are textile liens, animal boarder’s liens and mold liens. Statutory liens on personal property have specific requirements that have to be followed which are not supplied in the list above.

Contact a Raleigh Business Lawyer at Hopper Law Firm concerning a lien today!