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Filing a Lien at the County Clerk's Office A Judgment Creditor can make their City Court Judgment more powerful by filing their judgment in the County Clerk's Office. This is accomplished by the Judgment Creditor requesting a "Transcript of Judgment" from the City Court Clerk.
A judgment lien is valid for ten years. N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 5203.
A judgment is good for 20 years, but if the plaintiff wants to enforce the judgment against land it is only good for 10 years unless the plaintiff renews it for another 10 years.
To conduct a New York property lien search by address: Visit or contact any of the following entities in person or through their websites: The county clerk's office or website. The tax assessor's office or website.
How Long Are Judgments Valid in New York? Judgments are valid for 20 years and may be extended once for an additional period of 10 years. To extend a judgment for an extra ten (10) years, the Judgment Creditor must make written application to the court that issued the original judgment.
Bank accounts, including bank names, account numbers, and account type (savings or checking) Brokerage accounts and securities holdings, including company names and account numbers. Real estate holdings, including addresses. Vehicles owned, including the makes, models, years, and license plate numbers.
A judgment lien existing against real property at the time of a judgment debtor's death shall expire two years thereafter or ten years after filing of the judgment-roll, whichever is later.
To conduct a New York property lien search by address: Visit or contact any of the following entities in person or through their websites: The county clerk's office or website. The tax assessor's office or website.
To file a notice of lien, you must complete the Public Improvement Lien Form. You must also sign and notarize both the Lien Form and the Affidavit of Service. You can submit everything to DOF by mail or in person. Learn more about the Manhattan Business Center.
You have 4 months to lien a residential project and 8 months to lien a commercial project measured from the last date you provided labor, materials or equipment to "improve the real property." You should contact a construction lawyer for further assistance, and definitely have a property ownership search done before ...