You can put a lien on that property so that if they ever sell or refinance the property you might get paid. To do this, you first need an Abstract of Judgment.Once you have a judgment you can file it in the county where the property is located and that will create a lien. You take or mail something called an 'Abstract of Judgment' to the county recorder's office. A Notice of Lien is filed through the County Clerk or Recorder's office. With a commercial property, the lien is also recorded with the secretary of state. You may view the document or use the document type indication to determine which documents are liens and releases of liens. If your equity is below the homestead declaration protected amount party desiring to collect cannot record a lien, or it has to be removed. There are a variety of ways you can access Services at The Clerk-Recorder's Office. The creditor can obtain a certificate of judgment from the court and file it with the land records office in the county where the property is located.