A judgment lien arises when a court rules you owe a debt, allowing the creditor to claim your nonexempt property until the debt is paid. Judgments don't appear on your credit report and don't affect your credit score.But judgments may impact your ability to qualify for credit. Credit accounts, bankruptcies, tax liens, or other judgments that do not belong to you. Order your report today. Monetary judgments, mechanic's liens, broker's liens and notices of pendency can be searched in our White Plains office or at Westchester Records Online. Tax liens are not listed on your credit report and won't impact your credit score. However a tax lien can impact your ability to get new credit. A release of lien is a document that releases New York State's interest in a specific piece of property so it can be transferred to a new owner. Ask the Small Claims Court Clerk for a transcript of judgment and then file it with the County Clerk in the county where the judgment debtor owns property.