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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==
| colspan="2" valign="top"| '''Statutes of Limitations'''
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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.
| 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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==Community Association Liens==
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| valign="top"| Civil Money Judgments
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==Construction/Mechanic's Liens==
| 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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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"| Community Association Liens
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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"| Please escalate any questions.
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==Federal Liens (non-FTL)==
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Federal Liens act as a lien for twenty (20) years.
| valign="top"| Construction/Mechanic's Liens
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==Federal Tax Liens==
| valign="top"| Mechanic's Liens expire after six (6) months unless a lawsuit to enforce lien is filed.
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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"| Criminal Money Judgments
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==Lis Pendens==
| 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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==Municipal Liens==
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==Purchase Money Security Instruments==
| valign="top"| Federal Liens (non-FTL)
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==Security Instruments==
| valign="top"| Federal Liens act as a lien for twenty (20) years.
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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"| Federal Tax Liens
 
| valign="top"| FTLs act as a lien for ten (10) years and thirty (30) days and may be revived.  
 
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| valign="top"| Financing Statements
 
| valign="top"| Please escalate any questions.
 
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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
 
 
| valign="top"| 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==
| valign="top"| Other
 
| valign="top"| Please Escalate SOL questions for all other lien types.
 
 
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Revision as of 11:30, 12 July 2018



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.

Community Association Liens

Construction/Mechanic's Liens

Mechanic's Liens expire after six (6) months unless a lawsuit to enforce lien is filed.

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

| valign="top"| STLs act as a lien for twenty (20) years.

Other

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