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China Mortgage Foreclosure vs Lease
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Lease / mortgage chronology

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Article 725

Ownership change during a tenant's lawful possession does not itself terminate the lease. But a lease created or possessed after a prior mortgage may not defeat the mortgagee/auction buyer to the same extent; judicial auction notices and mortgage-law priority must be reviewed.

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