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* Civil Money Judgments become general liens on real property upon entry in the court docket.
 
* Civil Money Judgments become general liens on real property upon entry in the court docket.
 
* All ''in personam'' liens attach to after-acquired property in Virginia.
 
* All ''in personam'' liens attach to after-acquired property in Virginia.
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==Child Support Liens==
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Child Support Liens act as a lien for twenty (20) years.  Although the obligation to pay never expires, the lien itself will.
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==Civil Money Judgments==
| valign="top"| Child Support Liens
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Civil Money Judgments become a general lien on real property upon entry of judgment in the docket.  They act as a lien for twenty (20) years and may be revived indefinitely for additional periods of twenty (20) years.  If a judgment is against a prior owner and more than ten (10) years have elapsed since the ''bona fide'' transfer of property from the prior owner, then the lien will expire.
| Child Support Liens act as a lien for twenty (20) years.  Although the obligation to pay never expires, the lien itself will.
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===District Court Judgments===
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| valign="top"| Civil Money Judgments
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District Court Judgments do not constitute liens on real property in Virginia.  The judgments entered in the District Court last for ten (10) years and must be filed at the Circuit Court level before they expire in order to become general liens on real estate.  District Court judgments are typically filed at the Circuit Court level by filing an Abstract of Judgment.  Once filed, the Abstract of Judgment creates a general lien on real property that expires after twenty (20) years.
| valign="top"| Civil Money Judgments become a general lien on real property upon entry of judgment in the docket.  They act as a lien for twenty (20) years and may be revived indefinitely for additional periods of twenty (20) years.
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==Community Association Liens==
| valign="top"| Community Association Liens
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| valign="top"| Please escalate any questions.
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==Construction/Mechanic's Liens==
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| valign="top"| Construction/Mechanic's Liens
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See [[Construction Liens in Virginia]]
| valign="top"| Mechanic's Liens expire after six (6) months unless a lawsuit to enforce lien is filed.
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== Criminal Money Judgments==
| valign="top"| Criminal Money Judgments
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Criminal Money Judgment filed as an abstract of judgment in the Circuit Court act as a lien for twenty (20) years. [https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title8.01/chapter4/section8.01-251/]
| valign="top"| Criminal Money Judgment filed as an abstract of judgment in the Circuit Court act as a lien for twenty (20) years. [https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title8.01/chapter4/section8.01-251/]
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==Federal Liens (non-FTL)==
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Federal Liens act as a lien for twenty (20) years.
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==Federal Tax Liens==
| valign="top"| Federal Liens act as a lien for twenty (20) years.
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FTLs act as a lien for ten (10) years and thirty (30) days and may be revived.  
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==Financing Statements==
| valign="top"| Federal Tax Liens
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==Lis Pendens==
| valign="top"| FTLs act as a lien for ten (10) years and thirty (30) days and may be revived.  
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==Municipal Liens==
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==Purchase Money Security Instruments==
| valign="top"| Financing Statements
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==Security Instruments==
| valign="top"| Please escalate any questions.
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Security Instruments that have not been foreclosed can be clear if the following time period has passed:
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| valign="top"| Lis Pendens
 
| valign="top"| Please escalate any questions.
 
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| valign="top"| Municipal Liens
 
| valign="top"| Please escalate any questions.
 
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| valign="top"| Purchase Money Security Instruments
 
| valign="top"| Recognized. Please escalate any questions.
 
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| valign="top"| Security Instruments
 
| valign="top"| Security Instruments that have not been foreclosed can be clear if the following time period has passed:
 
 
* Ten (10) years from Date of Maturity unless extended by recorded Certificate of Extension.
 
* Ten (10) years from Date of Maturity unless extended by recorded Certificate of Extension.
 
* Twenty (20) years from Date of Maturity if extended by a recorded Certificate of Extension.
 
* Twenty (20) years from Date of Maturity if extended by a recorded Certificate of Extension.
 
* Forty (40) years from Date of Execution if Date of Maturity is not stated.
 
* Forty (40) years from Date of Execution if Date of Maturity is not stated.
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==State Tax Liens==
| valign="top"| State Tax Liens
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STLs act as a lien for twenty (20) years.
| valign="top"| STLs act as a lien for twenty (20) years.
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== Other==
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| valign="top"| Other
 
| valign="top"| Please Escalate SOL questions for all other lien types.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 07:28, 20 August 2019



Overview

  • Civil Money Judgments become general liens on real property upon entry in the court docket.
  • All in personam liens attach to after-acquired property in Virginia.

Child Support Liens

Child Support Liens act as a lien for twenty (20) years. Although the obligation to pay never expires, the lien itself will.

Civil Money Judgments

Civil Money Judgments become a general lien on real property upon entry of judgment in the docket. They act as a lien for twenty (20) years and may be revived indefinitely for additional periods of twenty (20) years. If a judgment is against a prior owner and more than ten (10) years have elapsed since the bona fide transfer of property from the prior owner, then the lien will expire.

District Court Judgments

District Court Judgments do not constitute liens on real property in Virginia. The judgments entered in the District Court last for ten (10) years and must be filed at the Circuit Court level before they expire in order to become general liens on real estate. District Court judgments are typically filed at the Circuit Court level by filing an Abstract of Judgment. Once filed, the Abstract of Judgment creates a general lien on real property that expires after twenty (20) years.

Community Association Liens

Construction/Mechanic's Liens

See Construction Liens in Virginia

Criminal Money Judgments

Criminal Money Judgment filed as an abstract of judgment in the Circuit Court act as a lien for twenty (20) years. [1]

Federal Liens (non-FTL)

Federal Liens act as a lien for twenty (20) years.

Federal Tax Liens

FTLs act as a lien for ten (10) years and thirty (30) days and may be revived.

Financing Statements

Lis Pendens

Municipal Liens

Purchase Money Security Instruments

Security Instruments

Security Instruments that have not been foreclosed can be clear if the following time period has passed:

  • Ten (10) years from Date of Maturity unless extended by recorded Certificate of Extension.
  • Twenty (20) years from Date of Maturity if extended by a recorded Certificate of Extension.
  • Forty (40) years from Date of Execution if Date of Maturity is not stated.

State Tax Liens

STLs act as a lien for twenty (20) years.

Other

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