A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
a charge on one or several specific corporeal or incorporeal properties, or on all the properties included in a universality
a real right on a movable or immovable property made liable for the performance of an obligation
Right of security over movables. In the case of a lease the lessor has hypothec (right of security) over the lessee's movable goods on the leased premises in order to secure payment of rent.
a charge on property as security for payment, the property remaining in the possession of the debtor.
A right on property given to a creditor as performance for an obligation. The creditor then has a right to follow the property even if it undergoes successive changes of ownership.
A hypothec is a way of obtaining security for a debt without taking possession of the property itself. For example, in cases of non-payment of rent, a landlord may have a right of hypothec over his tenants' effects brought on to his premises.
a security over moveable property that permits the borrower to retain possession