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Circuit Court Judgments: Currently valid for 10 years, but creditors can renew them for 20 more years, giving them a total enforceability period of 30 years. Older judgments may be good for 20 years, and then it can be renewed.
Judgment Liens: State Va. Code §8.01-458 and 8.01-251 Expire 20 years from date entered, and may be renewed for an additional 20 years If real estate has been conveyed to a BFP, the lien is unenforceable 10 years after date of transfer. Known as “10 year out of title” rule.
A circuit court judgment entered before July 1, 2021 lasts for 20 years from the date of original entry, unless extended as described below. Virginia law lets you extend judgment liens for up to two successive 10-year periods.
If they are not timely renewed, they expire. In CA that is 10 years. However, when a judgment lien has been recorded against your property, it has no expiration date. This means that it is possible to no longer have a judgment against you, but still have a judgment lien on your property.
How does a creditor go about getting a judgment lien in Virginia? To attach the lien, the creditor records the judgment on the county recorder's lien docket in any Virginia county where the debtor owns property now or may own property in the future.
A judgment-creditor may ask the court for these things to help collect a judgment. Summons to answer debtor interrogatories. Garnishment of your income. Levy (or attachment) to sell your personal property.
Judgment Liens: State Va. Code §8.01-458 and 8.01-251 Expire 20 years from date entered, and may be renewed for an additional 20 years If real estate has been conveyed to a BFP, the lien is unenforceable 10 years after date of transfer. Known as “10 year out of title” rule.
The Virginia lien law states that the memorandum should be recorded in the clerk's office in the county or city in which the building, structure or railroad, or any part thereof is located. If the property spans more than one county, your claim should be filed in both.
Va. Code § 16.1-77(1). The general district courts have exclusive original jurisdiction over cases involving amounts of $500 or less in unlawful detainer actions that involve a default in rent.