File online with a credit card. OR Complete the fillable PDF form using your computer.File a certified copy of your judgment in the real estate records of the county in which the property is located. In Florida, a judgment lien can be attached to the debtor's real estate -- meaning a house, condo, land, or similar kind of property interest. Judgment Lien Statute: 55.20155 209, Florida Statutes. Liens are valid for five years from original date of filing. Can I file a lien against the defendant's property? In order to put a lien on a person's real property you must file a lawsuit against the individual and obtain a monetary judgment. In California, there's a process to attach the lien to the real property. Judgment creditors have the ability to create liens encumbering debtors' real property in Orange County and throughout California.