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In Maryland, liens such as the one you've discribed are good for 12 years, but can be renewed by the creditor for subsequent 12 year periods. One way to try to have the debt removed from your credit report would be to dispute the debt (in writting) with all three credit reporting agencies. If the debt can not be proven, it will be removed from your credit report, but will still show as a lien from a monetary judgment in court records. The only way a legitimate lein can be released is is you saticfy or negociate settlement of the lien with the lein holder. If the law firm or the lien holder (citibank) can not prove they are entiriled to the lien, I would try to colaterally attack the lien in some manner if possible. The lien could also be removed should you be eleigable for a consumer bankruptcy....
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In Maryland, liens such as the one you've discribed are good for 12 years, but can be renewed by the creditor for subsequent 12 year periods. ...
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