Art. 2372 Sale subject to superior real charge or lease

When a property is sold in a court-ordered sale, the buyer doesn't automatically get a clean slate. If there's a real charge or lease on the property that has priority over the debt of the creditor who forced the sale, that charge or lease stays attached to the property even after the sale.

This means the new owner has to honor that existing lease or charge. For example, if someone has a valid lease on the property that was in place before the creditor's mortgage or lien, the buyer at the sale still has to deal with that tenant and their lease terms.

In short, buying property at this kind of sale doesn't wipe out older, higher-priority claims or leases. The buyer takes the property along with those existing obligations already attached to it.