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.If the owner failed to pay income, payroll, business taxes to the state of Ohio, the state could obtain a judgment lien against the taxpayer's property. After a judgment has been entered, the debtor has 15 days to voluntarily pay the debt before the creditor can take legal action to collect. An Ohio lien search is an inquiry performed to uncover any outstanding liens on a property. Liens serve as security for a debt or obligation. There are steps you can take to prove that the lien showing up in your record is against a different individual. If you know that the Judgment Debtor owns real estate in a particular county, you can easily obtain a Judgment. Small Claims are filed at the Clerk of Courts office located in the Hamilton County Courthouse 1000 Main St. Rm. 115, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. A judgment lien does not give you money.