File online with a credit card. OR Complete the fillable PDF form using your computer.Yes, Florida law allows a creditor to file a Judgment Lien Certificate with the Department of State. You have 20 years to collect on a judgment from the date that it is entered and during that time there are two main ways that you can collect. Below is a list of forms that you may download for free from our website. Liens against real property are recorded in the official or public records of the county where the land is located. The fee includes one property inspection. The debtor then becomes subject to an officially recorded lien. Liens on the personal property require the creditor to file the judgment with the Florida Department of State. A judgment lien is a result of a creditor winning a lawsuit and recording a nonconsensual lien against the defendant's property as record.