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Encumbrance

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In brief

Encumbrance is a broader category of burdens or claims affecting property, including liens and easements.

Example

A lien can secure a debt while a driveway easement permits a limited use. Both burden property but perform different functions.

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  1. An owner can hold property that is also subject to
  2. someone else's claim or right.
  3. Encumbrance is the broader category for burdens or claims affecting
  4. property.
  5. Watch the category divide.
  6. A lien can secure a debt.
  7. An easement can give another person a limited use right.
  8. Both can affect the owner's property, but they do different
  9. jobs.
  10. A driveway easement is our example of a nonfinancial encumbrance.
  11. It allows the permitted use without automatically transferring ownership of
  12. the strip.
  13. Identify the actual right or restriction instead of assuming every
  14. encumbrance is a debt.
  15. Quick check:
  16. is every encumbrance a lien?
  17. No.
  18. A lien is one type of encumbrance.
  19. An easement is another.

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