Hi Stacy, assuming you have officially filed the lien on the title with the County, they cannot transfer title to the buyer IF the buyer wants clear title. In most cases, the buyer will get a warranty deed. To get a warranty deed, the buyer’s title company will contact all creditors. The buyer may be fine with taking a quitclaim deed or the like, in which case your lien would not have to be cleared, but now the buyer has a bill they owe to you and don’t realize it yet. A firmly worded letter from an attorney or even yourself would likely get action out of the buyer to potentially pay you off.