In Virginia, a property lien can be used to collect a court judgment. Here's how it works.A recorded judgment doesn't give much information: - Date of judgment;. - Name and address of the creditor;. A judgement lien is classified as a judicial lien which means that a creditor is able to foreclose on the property to which the judgement lien is attached. To perfect the lien, an association must file it in the clerk's office of the circuit court in the county or city where the HOA is located. A judgment is a "floating lien. " The creditor needs to "attach" this floating judgment lien to specific property of the judgment debtor. Again, most Virginia foreclosures are nonjudicial. Virginia law doesn't require a lender to do much to complete an out-of-court foreclosure.