blanket lien

noun

A lien that gives the lienholder the entitlement to take possession of any or all of the lienee's real property to cover a delinquent loan.

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Meanings

nounblanket lien (plural blanket liens)

plural blanket liens

  1. lawA lien that gives the lienholder the entitlement to take possession of any or all of the lienee's real property to cover a delinquent loan.

    A release schedule determines how much of the loan must be paid off in order to have a lot released from the blanket lien.

    2006, Kathryn J. Haupt, chapter 9, in Principles of California Real Estate, →ISBN, page 216
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