Judgment liens on personal property in Florida are filed with the Florida Department of State. D.C. Code § 15-103. FLORIDA.A judgment lien on real or personal property expires after 20 years. Fla. Stat. You can't pay bills with a judgment: How to turn a court victory into a judgment lien, and use it to collect from your customer's property. Generally, anyone can put a lien on a property if they have a court ordered or approved judgement. In the case of a judgment for the recovery of a certain sum of money, a judgment on the property involved. How a Judgment Lien Attaches to Real Estate. A judgment lien is created when a copy of the judgment is recorded in the county land records. -- Does it mean that I had only one year after the judgment was entered in 2009 to put a lien on debtor's real estate? That party may then file a judgment lien, which is a lien that attaches to your real estate.