Art. 2373 Distribution of proceeds of sale

When property is sold in a legal case, the money from the sale doesn't just go to one person. There's a specific order for who gets paid first.

The sheriff handles this process. First, the sheriff takes out money to cover the costs of the sale itself. After that, the sheriff pays the creditor who originally forced the sale to happen. Next in line are any other people or businesses with a legal claim on the property, like a second mortgage holder or someone with a lien against it. These claims get paid based on their ranking, with lower-priority claims getting paid after higher-priority ones.

If any money is left over after everyone with a legal claim gets paid, that leftover cash goes to the original property owner (the debtor). This system makes sure everyone with a stake in the property gets paid fairly, based on their legal standing, and the original owner still gets whatever is left.