Property Ownership

A Virginia property seller who executes a deed without first satisfying a recorded judgment lien is conveying:

AClear marketable title
BTitle subject to the judgment lien, which the buyer takes with the property✓ Correct
CTitle insured against the lien
DA voidable deed

Explanation

If a seller transfers property with an unsatisfied recorded judgment lien against them, the buyer takes the property subject to that lien. The lien attaches to the property and follows it unless satisfied or released.

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