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Oct 6, 2008 civil law lease chattel mortgage lessor's lien pactum commissorium property rights

Lessor's Lien vs Chattel Mortgage: Rights Over Leased Property After Default

When a lessor takes a tenant's property for unpaid rent and a lender later claims the same items under a chattel mortgage, who wins? The Supreme Court clarifies.