In Virginia, a judgment lien can be attached to real estate, but not to personal property. How does a creditor go about getting a judgment lien in Virginia?Any lien on any real estate, consensual or judicial, must appear in the county land records to be effective. Judgment liens on personal property in Florida are filed with the Florida Department of State. The clerk shall record in the proper book any judgment confessed under the provisions of § 8.01-432 and the day and hour when the same was confessed. D.C. Code § 15-103. FLORIDA. A judgment lien on real or personal property expires after 20 years. Fla. Stat. A judgment is a "floating lien. " The creditor needs to "attach" this floating judgment lien to specific property of the judgment debtor. 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.