Question

In February, a homeowner contracted with a general contractor to have a basement storage space converted to a sauna, but never paid for the work. The homeowner stopped making mortgage payments in June. The owner is two years delinquent in property taxes to the county. The state gives mechanics' liens priority. If all of these creditors obtain judgments against the owner in November, what will be the priority of their liens (first to last)

Answer 1

Answer:

Generally real estate liens are prioritized following a temporal order, from first to last. This applies to all liens except taxes. Taxes are always first and they are collected before any other lien in the event of a foreclosure.

In this case, the following priority would go to the mechanic's lien from the the general contractor (as a result from court order), then the mortgage, and finally the other creditors.