To remove or clear a Lien on Texas property, the person or entity claiming the Lien needs to sign a document releasing the Lien. The document is usually called a Release of Lien, Lien Release, or a Deed of Reconveyance.
Deed/Lien Information To record it in person, bring the original Release to the Bexar County Clerk's Recordings Department at the Paul Elizondo Tower. To record it through the mail, send the original document to the Bexar County Clerk's Office in the Courthouse.
(b) Not later than the 15th calendar day after the date of a foreclosure sale, a mortgagee, trustee, or substitute trustee may rescind the sale under this section if: (1) the statutory requirements for the sale were not satisfied; (2) the default leading to the sale was cured before the sale; (3) a receivership or ...
A deed is evidence of title. A lien release merely releases the security (lien) on the property. They are two different documents and have different purposes. For example, if a mortgage company released their lien, they no longer have a security interest in the property.
The effect of foreclosure is to cut off and eliminate junior liens, including mechanic's liens, but not tax obligations.
Interested persons may visit the county clerk's office where the lien is filed and examine relevant public records. Alternatively, the searches can be done online using the county clerk's online search tool (if available in the county of interest).
Following a first mortgage foreclosure, all junior liens (including a second mortgage and any junior judgment liens) are extinguished, and the liens are removed from the property's title. However, the second mortgage debt and creditor's judgment remain, even though they're no longer attached to the foreclosed property.
If the real estate was homestead or agricultural property, the original owner may redeem the real estate within two years after the date the purchaser's deed was filed. If the real estate was not homestead or agricultural property, the redemption period is shortened to 180 days.
Struck Off properties are available for Private Sale. What is a Private Sale: Struck Off properties deeded to the County will either be sold as a Private Sale by the Asset Management Division of the Public Works Department or during the semi-annual Commissioners Court Resale auction.
Deed/Lien Information To record it in person, bring the original Release to the Bexar County Clerk's Recordings Department at the Paul Elizondo Tower. To record it through the mail, send the original document to the Bexar County Clerk's Office in the Courthouse.