Hospital Lien Lawyer
Las Vegas, Clark County, NV
If a Nevada Hospital has placed a lien on your home for medical debt, the team at A Fresh Start Law can provide the relief you need by potentially getting it removed! You might owe –
University Medical Center (UMC)
Sunrise Hospital
Valley Healthcare
Dignity Health – St Rose Hospitals
Henderson Hospitals
Summerlin Hospital
Southern Hills Hospital
North Vista Hospital
Or any other Nevada hospital.
Even with medical insurance, if someone or their child stays at a hospital for even a short time, whether due to an emergency room visit, surgery, or other reasons, they will likely receive a large bill of more than $10,000. For those who have few assets and a limited income, the hospital may never take any steps to collect the bill. However, for those who own a home or other real estate in Nevada, state law allows hospitals to record a lien on any real estate they own, including a home. The hospital doesn’t have to warn you before placing this lien. While the law requires hospitals to follow legal procedures carefully, many hospitals don’t have large legal departments.
A hospital lien ties up the title to your real estate, preventing you from selling or refinancing it until the lien is repaid. A lien is treated like a mortgage but imposed without your consent. Nevada laws provide hospitals with considerable advantages in allowing them to place a lien against real estate for a bill they owe. Although few people know that they exist, Hospital liens are typical.
A hospital lien covers the principal amount you owe but can also include interest charges. The longer you delay paying a hospital lien, the more the interest burden on this debt increases.
All liens must be resolved to sell or refinance your real estate. Hospital liens bypass state exemption or homestead laws designed to protect your property.
Hospital liens aren’t subject to any legal oversight from the government. Issuing these liens is like shooting fish in a barrel for the hospitals. It is a cheap and easy process to implement, and once recorded, it is a powerful way to force payment. While hospitals often make mistakes in handling liens, if no one challenges these liens, the hospital will get paid when the property is sold or refinanced. For example, the hospital must notify you after placing the lien on your property and quickly file a lawsuit to collect the debt. However, hospitals seldom, if ever, follow the required legal procedures. When someone is selling or refinancing their property, time constraints are often critical. As a result, even if the hospital acted illegally to claim payment via a lien, they still win and get paid because consumers don’t know they can remove these liens and don’t have the time to take legal action against the hospital. As a result, homeowners discover that a hospital lien is extremely harmful.
With its proven track record, Fresh Start Law has successfully (and often quickly) removed Hospital liens by examining the procedures and pointing out the errors. The law firm has persuaded the hospitals to remove their liens voluntarily, saving our clients tens of thousands of dollars. The cost of hiring us to do this is modest and doesn’t require filing for bankruptcy.
