Judgment liens on personal property in Florida are filed with the Florida Department of State. File a certified copy of your judgment in the real estate records of the county in which the property is located.In Florida, a property lien can be used to collect a court judgment. Here's how it works. Take your certified judgment to the County Sheriff and request that he seize and auction the property to satisfy the judgment. Provide the original and any attachments to the writ. â–« Provide the required advance deposit for fees and costs. Judgment liens are created when someone wins a lawsuit against another person and then records the judgment against its property.