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Iowa judgment liens are created automatically when a judgment is entered on a debtor's property in the county the judgment is entered. For property located outside of that area, the creditor will need to go to the county where the property is located and file the judgment with that county court.

About Iowa Notice of Intent to Lien Form No one wants to be forced to file a mechanics lien, and this document gives all of the parties involved one final chance to take care of the payment issues on a project. This form advises the party that a lien will be filed if payment is not received within 10 days.

You must electronically file a request for an order "condemning" the funds held by clerk. The court will then order the clerk to pay you the amounts collected by the sheriff. You must pay the sheriff's fee. The sheriff will continue collection efforts until the judgment is satisfied or for a 120-day period.

In order to have a valid mechanic's lien for residential construction projects, notice must be posted to the Mechanic's Notice and Lien Registry (MNLR) before the balance due is paid to the general contractor or owner-builder.

Both conditional and unconditional lien waivers will be considered as valid and enforceable, as long as the waiver is clear and intended by both parties. Iowa has no requirement that a lien waiver must be notarized.

The statute of limitations for small claims judgments for execution purposes is twenty years, and liens on those judgments exist for ten years. See Iowa Code sections 614.1(6), 624.23(1), 626.2 and 631.12. However, a judgment can be renewed by filing a new action.