Final answer:
A Recorded mortgage is a lien on real estate, securing the repayment of a debt against the property.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student asked which of the following is a lien on real estate: A) Recorded mortgage, B) Easement, C) Encroachment, D) Restrictive covenant. The correct answer is A) Recorded mortgage. A lien is a legal claim or a right against a property.
Recorded mortgages are liens that are placed on real estate by lenders to secure the repayment of a debt. On the other hand, B) Easements are rights to use the property of another for specific purposes, C) Encroachments refer to unauthorized intrusion on someone else's property, and D) Restrictive covenants are deed provisions that limit the use of the property, but are not liens.