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An attachment lien is...
a prejudgment lien on property, obtained to ensure the availability of funds to pay a judgment if the plaintiff prevails.
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An automatic homestead is...
a homestead exemption that applies automatically to a homeowner's principal residence and that provides limited protection for the homeowner's equity in that residence against a judgment lien.
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A declared homestead is...
the dwelling described in a homestead declaration.
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A defendant is...
the one against whom a lawsuit is brought.
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A dwelling house homestead is...
an automatic homestead.
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A general lien is...
a lien that attaches to all of a person's nonexempt property.
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A homestead declaration is...
a recorded document that claims a particular dwelling (such as a house, condominiums, boat, or mobile home) as the owner's principal place of residence and that provides limited protection for the claimant's equity in the dwelling.
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A homestead exemption is...
the amount of a homeowner's equity that may be protected from unsecured creditors.
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An involuntary lien is...
a lien created by the operation of law, not by the voluntary acts of the debtor.
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A judgment is...
a court's final determination of the rights and duties of the parties in an action before all.
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A lien is...
an encumbrance against real property that is used to secure a debt and that can, in most cases, be foreclosed.
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Lien priority is...
the order in which lien holders are paid.
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Lis pendens is...
(Latin for: action pending) a notice of pendency of action.
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A mechanic's lien is...
a specific lien claimed by someone who furnished labor or materials for a work of improvement on real property and who has not been fully paid.
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A notice of cessation is...
a written form that notifies that all work of improvement on a piece of real property has ceased, and that limits the time in which mechanics liens may be filed against the property.
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A notice of completion is...
a written form that notifies that a work of improvement on real property has been completed, and that limits the time in which mechanics liens may be filed against the property.
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A notice of non-responsibility is...
a written notice that a property owner may record and post on the property to shield the owner from any liability for a work of improvement on the property that a lessee or a purchaser under a land sales contract authorized.
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A notice of pendency of action is...
a notice that provides constructive notice to potential purchasers or encumrancers of a piece of real property of the pendency of a lawsuit in which an interest in that piece of real property is claimed.
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A plaintiff is...
the one who brings a lawsuit.
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A preliminary notice is...
a notice sent by someone who furnishes work or materials for a work of improvement on real property that creates a right to file a mechanics lien against the property.
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A specific lien is...
a lien that attaches only to specific property.
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A voluntary lien is...
a lien obtained through the voluntary action of the one against whose property the lien attaches.
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A writ is...
a court order commanding the person to who it is directed to perform an act specified therein.
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A writ of attachment is...
a writ ordering the seizure of property belonging to a defendant to ensure the availability of the property to satisfy a judgment if the plaintiff wins.
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A writ of execution is...
a writ directing a public official (usually the sheriff) to seize and sell property of a debtor to satisfy a debt.
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Bob was awarded a money judgment in 2002. Bob recorded the judgment in 20011. The judgment lien Bob received is good until...
2012. A judgment lien is good for ten years after the judgment.
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Sally files a notice of cessation regarding a construction project on her property. Bob, a laborer, has how long to file a mechanics lien?
30 days. All furnishers of work or materials other than direct contractors have 30 days in which to file a mechanics lien after a notice of completion or cessation has been filed.
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Sally files a notice of cessation regarding a construction project on her property. A direct contractor has how long to file a mechanic's lien?
60 days. A direct contractor has 60 days in which to file a mechanics lien after a notice of cessation or completion has been filed.
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Which of the following may arise after the outcome of a lawsuit?
~mechanics lien
~judgment lien
~lis pendens
~prejudgment attachment lien
Judgment lien
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A subsequent contractor must file a lis pendens within how many days of foreclosing on a mechanic's lien?
20 days.
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In order to be protected from liability, the owner of a property must post and record a notice of nonresponsibility within how many days of discovery of the work improvement?
10 days. A notice of nonresponsibility must be posted and recorded within 10 days of discovery of the work of improvement.
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Sally was awarded a judgment against Janie for $10,000 in 2000. Sally recorded the judgment in 2012. Sally's lien would be good until.
Sally never received a lien. In order to create a judgment lien, a judgment or abstract of judgment must be recorded within 10 years of entry of judgment.
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A mechanic's lien can be terminated when...
The lien is paid. Pay of the lien debt will terminate a mechanics lien.
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If the owner of a property does not file a notice of completion or a notice of cessation, how long after the completion of work does a direct contractor have to file a mechanics lien?
All furnishers of work or materials including direct contractors have 90 days after the completion of the work to file a mechanics lien if the owner of the property does not file a notice of completion or cessation.
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A notice of pendency of action may be filed in which of the following actions?
A lis pendens can only be obtained in an action that may affect the title to real property.
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In order to preserve his or her right to file a mechanic's lien, a wage earner must file a preliminary notice within how many days of beginning to furnish work for a work of improvement?
A wage earner does not need to file a preliminary notice.
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An involuntary lien can be which of the following?
~mechanic's lien
~judgment lien
~tax lien
~all of the above
All are involuntary liens.
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Which of the following words is least related to the others?
~notice of nonresponsibility
~general lien
~mechanic's lien
~preliminary notice
A notice of nonresponsibility, all the other options are terms associated with a mechanics lien which is a specific lien.
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A declared homestead can give protection from all of the following except...
~federal income tax liens
~mechanic's liens
~a deed of trust foreclosure
~none of the above
None of the above. A declared homestead does not give protection from any of the others.
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An attachment lien may be obtained in which legal actions?
- 1. An action arising from the business dealings of an individual, where the amount of the claim is over $500
- 2. An action against a business, where the amount claimed is over $500
An attachment lien can only be obtained against either a business or natural person engaged in business, where the amount claimed is over $500.
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Bob, who is single and lives alone, owns a house that has a fair market value of $310,000. He still owes $250,000 on a deed of trust against the house. Joe obtained a judgment lien against Bob in the amount of $25,000. Joe can do what to Bob?
Nothing. Bob only has $60,000 of equity in the house an it is covered by the homestead exemption ($75,000) so Joe cannot foreclose on the property.
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Sally, who is 66 years old, owns a house that has a fair market value of $300,000. Sally still owes $100,000 on a deed of trust against the house. Sally has failed to file a declaration of homestead. Bob obtains a judgment lien against Sally in the amount of $250,000. The most that Sally can receive from a foreclosure sale of her house is...
$175,000. Sally is 66 years old, so her automatic homestead exemption is $175,000, while the equity in the home is $200,000. Therefore, Bob can foreclose on the house, but the order of payment is $100,000 to the lender, and the next monies to Sally for her homestead exemption.
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To have a judgment lien there must be
A recording of judgment or an abstract of judgment. One does not need a lis pendens to have a judgment lien.
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For a judgment lien, priority is determined by the date of...
Recording the judgment. For a judgment lien, priority is determined by the date of recording the judgment.
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Sally, who is 35, married and has one child living at home, owns a house that has a fair market value of $400,000. She still owes $200,000 on the deed of trust against the house. Bob obtains a judgment lien in the amount of $190,000 against Sally and forecloses on the house. The total cost of the foreclosure proceedings is $10,000. Sally will likely obtain how much from the foreclosure sale?
$100,000. Sally has $200,000 in her home, and she is married so her homestead exemption is $100,000, all of which is covered by the surplus equity in a home.
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Unless earlier discharged, an attachment lien continues for how many years?
3
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Which of the following is not a specific lien?
~mechanic's lien
~property tax lien
~special assessment lien
~none of the above
None. All of the liens listed are specific liens.
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After judgment, a creditor would create a lien by filing...
~a writ of execution
~a writ of attachment
~a lis pendens
~none of the above
None. He would record the judgment or an abstract of judgment.
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After a lawsuit is begun, a court rules that a lien should be placed on certain parcel of real estate. This lien would be...
This would be a prejudgment attachment lien.
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A declared homestead may provide protection against foreclosure of judgment lien, but not these...
A homestead exemption may provide protection against a judgment lien, but not against a deed of trust, a mechanic's lien, or a property tax lien.
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