A lien is a creditor’s legal right or claim to your property. The purpose of a lien is to hold a property item — it doesn’t have to be a house — as collateral for a loan or debt. If you don’t pay off ...

LAKEPORT >> A closely packed suburban neighborhood looks to be soon relieved of hazards posed by a negligent owner as the Board of Supervisors shepherd through an abatement of an absentee landlord’s ...