In some courts you must ask the clerk to prepare and record (or enter) a judgment in your favor. The treasurer receives a judgment from the court foreclosing on the tax liens and authorizing the sale of parcels.Complete the "Instructions to the Clerk" and mark "Certificate of Judgment. " File the form with the Clerk on the 3rd floor of the Municipal Court. Search Franklin County's latest Foreclosure document filed with the court will be located here via a hyperlink, which will include all parcels in foreclosure. This method places a lien on the Judgment Debtor's real estate and you could collect money if the real estate enters foreclosure, is refinanced, or is sold. Franklin County holds an annual tax foreclosure sale to collect unpaid real estate taxes. The steps below are standard instructions for filing a Satisfaction of Judgment, and sending those documents to the appropriate parties. The mortgagee filed a suit to foreclose. That judgment must then be certified in the county where the real estate is located.