File the sealed Transcript of Judgment with the Suffolk County Clerk's Office. The Suffolk County Clerk's Office will charge a filing fee.You may search the County Clerk's judgment index online to determine what judgments, if any, have been filed. If a judgment is enforced against land, the land may be sold to pay for the money owed. 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. An attorney who evaluates a claim for collection should ensure that the creditor has supplied all relevant documentation of the debt. Clerk in the county where you believe the judgment debtor owns property. A judgment lien arises when a court rules you owe a debt, allowing the creditor to claim your nonexempt property until the debt is paid. The defendant claims that assigning the rate of interest on the debt collection judgment constituted a substantive change in the judgment. Renewing the judgment will extend your ability to use it as a lien on real property for an additional 10 years.