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Judgment Against Property With Find In Ohio
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In Ohio, the homestead exemption applies to real and personal property that you or your dependents use as a residence, including your home, inium, or mobile home. Filers can protect up to $182,625 in home equity if they reside in the property when they file the bankruptcy case. (Ohio Rev. Code § 2329.66.)
Regardless of whether any payments are made, your judgment does not last forever. In Ohio, judgments go “dormant” in 5 years after the latter of: (a) when the judgment was issued, or (b) the last time it was used to create a lien, generate a seizure, obtain a garnishment order, or any other similar effort.
Key Takeaways. A judgment lien is a court ruling that gives a creditor the right to take possession of a debtor's property if the debtor fails to fulfill their contractual obligations. Judgment liens are nonconsensual because they are attached to property without the owner's consent or agreement.
This means that although Ohio's statute of limitations for judgment enforcement is at least fifteen years, in reality the best practice is to act at least once every five years so that your judgment does not become dormant. Often judgments are against more than one judgment debtor.
In Ohio, a judgment lien attaches to all real property owned by the debtor in the county where the lien is filed. However, if the debtor acquires new property the lien will not automatically attach to the newly acquired property as well.
2 And given that, under Ohio law, judgment liens do not attach to after-acquired property, this should not really be a title company issue, assuming it is clear as a matter of record that the tax debt was discharged.
A creditor can obtain a judgment lien by filing a certificate of judgment with the clerk of the court of common pleas in any county where the debtor owns or may own real property in the future. Real property includes land and fixtures on land such as a single-family home or condo.
A judgment lien on real estate remains in effect for five years. You may not be able to collect a judgment right away through a judgment lien on real estate, but it will ensure that the property cannot be sold or refinanced within the next five years without dealing with your lien.
If the married couple or joint owners of a property do not have a tenancy by the entireties title, any lien can attach to the person's interest in the property. Whether it's judgment or confessed judgment, the lien will attach to the homeowner's interest, making the lienor a co-owner of the property.
