Discharge of the Lien (RSLA)

Repair and Storage Liens Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.25

12 (1) A non-possessory lien is discharged and cannot be revived as an interest in the article,

(a) upon payment to the lien claimant of the amount of the lien claimed;

(b) upon payment into court under Part IV (Dispute Resolution) of the amount set out in the claim for lien;

(c) upon the order of a court;

(d) upon the registration of a change statement recording the discharge;

(e) upon the expiry of the registration period of the claim for lien; and

(f) if the article is a motor vehicle, upon a change of ownership of the vehicle if a claim for lien was not registered before the change of ownership occurred.

(2) Where a claim for lien relates to more than one article and it is agreed to release one or more, but not all, of the articles from the lien, a change statement recording the release may be registered.