A judgment lien can be attached to the debtor's real estate -- meaning a house, condo, land, or similar kind of property interest. Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.Nailah K. Byrd, Clerk of Courts. Contact the judge's staff attorney and he or she should be able to point you in the right direction as to how that's accomplished. Filing a judgment lien on a property can help you collect a debt, but a number of factors can affect the outcome. Read on to find out. To obtain a judgment lien, you must first record the judgment with the court of common pleas in the county where the debtor owns property. Ohio Department of Taxation (1) has cancelled its judgment lien filed as JL-97-. 070921 against Cleveland Cold Storage in Case Number ST97033524 in the. Step 1 to collect a judgment in Pennsylvania is to file and record the judgment in each and every county where the debtor resides or owns real property.