A tax lien is a legal claim against real property for unpaid municipal charges, such as property taxes, housing maintenance, water, sewer, demolition, etc. Under certain circumstances, New York State may grant you a release of lien or subordination of lien if you are unable to pay your warranted balance in full.When you are included in the lien sale, the City of New York sells your debt to an authorized buyer. The buyer then has the right to collect what you owe. A judgment lien attaches to the debtor's afteracquired property provided the judgment is docketed in the same county as the real property. Learn about mortgage liens, judgement lines and tax liens from the NYC Bar Legal Referral Service. Find an attorney in New York. To attach the lien, the creditor files the judgment transcript with the county clerk in the New York county where the debtor's property is located. In order to get a mechanic's lien, a Notice of Lien is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the county where the real property is located. Filing A Transcript Of Judgment.