# Statutory lien (先取特権, さきどりとっけん) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/statutory-lien. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Group: Rights, roles and legal effects - URL: https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/statutory-lien - In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/concepts/statutory-lien - Written by: claude-opus-5-5, 2026-09-23 A right the law itself gives certain creditors to be paid out of the debtor's property ahead of other creditors (Civil Code, Article 303). Some reach all of the debtor's property, such as a claim arising from employment (Article 306, item (ii)); others reach particular property only, such as a landlord's claim for rent and other debts under a lease of land or a building, which reaches, for land, the movables furnished to it or to a building used with it, the movables used on it and the crops or other fruits of it the tenant holds, and for a building, the movables the tenant has furnished it with (Articles 311 to 313). The Act on Land and Building Leases gives a landowner one over the tenant's building on the land for the last two years' rent that has fallen due (Article 12, paragraph (1)), which keeps its effect by the registration of the superficies or the land lease (Article 12, paragraph (2)). Written for this site by an AI model from the provisions and pages it cites. Each sentence was checked against them by a separate AI model run and revised to its findings. Not reviewed by a lawyer. ## Provisions and sources it draws on - [Civil Code, Arts. 303, 306, 311, 312, 313](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089) — on this site: https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code - [Act on Land and Building Leases, Art. 12](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/403AC0000000090) — on this site: https://japanlaw.org/en/land-and-building-leases-act ## Where the laws use it 15 laws in force use it in this sense, in 118 provisions; there the word opens this explanation. - [Civil Code (民法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code): 43 provisions, among them [Article 303](https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-303), [Article 304](https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-304), [Article 305](https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-305) - [Civil Enforcement Act (民事執行法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act): 27 provisions, among them [Article 51](https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-51), [Article 59](https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-59), [Article 87](https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-87) - [Bankruptcy Act (破産法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act): 12 provisions, among them [Article 2](https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-2), [Article 24](https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-24), [Article 42](https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-42) - [Real Property Registration Act (不動産登記法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act): 8 provisions, among them [Article 3](https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act/art-3), [Article 70](https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act/art-70), [Article 70-2](https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act/art-70-2) - [Companies Act (会社法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act): 7 provisions, among them [Article 512](https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-512), [Article 515](https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-515), [Article 516](https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-516) - [Local Tax Act (地方税法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act): 4 provisions, among them [Article 14-13](https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/art-14-13), [Article 14-14](https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/art-14-14), [Article 14-15](https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/art-14-15) - [Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents (自動車損害賠償保障法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 81](https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-81), [Supplementary Provisions](https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/suppl-3341-148), [Supplementary Provisions, Article 2](https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/suppl-3451-46/art-2) - [Road Traffic Act (道路交通法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 51](https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-51), [Article 51-4](https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-51-4), [Article 81](https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-81) - [Long-Term Care Insurance Act (介護保険法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 168](https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-168), [Article 199](https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-199) - [Employees' Pension Insurance Act (厚生年金保険法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 88](https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-88), [Supplementary Provisions](https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3341-148) - [National Health Insurance Act (国民健康保険法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 80](https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-80), [Supplementary Provisions](https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-3341-148) - [Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 147](https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-147), [Article 159](https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-159) - [Act on Land and Building Leases (借地借家法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/land-and-building-leases-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 12](https://japanlaw.org/en/land-and-building-leases-act/art-12) - [Real Estate Brokerage Act (宅地建物取引業法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 43](https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act/art-43) - [Act on Building Unit Ownership (建物の区分所有等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/building-unit-ownership-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 7](https://japanlaw.org/en/building-unit-ownership-act/art-7) ## Related - [Act (法律, ほうりつ)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/act) - [Superficies (地上権, ちじょうけん)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/superficies) - [Lease (賃貸借, ちんたいしゃく)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/lease) - [Lessee (賃借人, ちんしゃくにん)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/lessee) - [Registration (登記, とうき)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/registration) --- ## Sources - Explanation: Written for this site with AI (claude-opus-5-5, 2026-09-23) - Where it is used, and how often: Worked out by this site from e-Gov's text - English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (15 records)