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Judgment Lien On Real Property Florida In Washington
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Creditors typically acquire property liens through your voluntary consent. On the other hand, creditors get judgment liens after winning a lawsuit against you for a debt you owe.
The lien is good for 10 years, but the creditor can renew the judgment before it expires for another 10 years, meaning the lien will survive for a maximum of 20 years. The good news is that because of Florida's homestead protections, a judgment lien cannot attach to homestead property.
A judgment lien on the debtor's property is created automatically when the property is in the same Washington county where the judgment is entered. But when the debtor's property is in another Washington county, the creditor must file the judgment with the county clerk for that county.
A lien must be recorded by the county auditor's office where the project itself took place; if the project spanned across county lines, the lien must be filed in all associated county auditors' offices.
200 and to run for a period of not to exceed ten years from the day on which such judgment was entered unless the ten-year period is extended in ance with RCW 6.17.
55.081 Statute of limitations, lien of judgment. —Subject to the provisions of s. 55.10, no judgment, order, or decree of any court shall be a lien upon real or personal property within the state after the expiration of 20 years from the date of the entry of such judgment, order, or decree. History.
In Florida, a judgment lien has a limited lifespan of ten years from the date of its issuance by the court. ingly, the judgment creditor must renew the lien to keep the lien in effect beyond these ten years by filing a renewal affidavit with the Clerk of Court in the court responsible for the initial judgment.
