landlord[s_lien (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *landlord's lien*:
NOUN	possession	landlord's lien	lien on a tenant's / tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage

English > *landlord's lien*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	lien on a tenant's / tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's / tenant's property.
Broader	lien	The right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

HyperDic: landlord[s_lien