Vendor's equitable lien abolished

If any person conveys any real estate and the purchase money or any part thereof remains unpaid at the time of the conveyance, he shall not thereby have a lien for such unpaid purchase money, unless such lien is expressly reserved on the face of the conveyance. Code 1919, § 5183; Code 1950, § 55-53; 2019, c. 712 .