A Garland, TX based electrical contractor asked our TRADITION LIEN SERVICE division to record a TEXAS Lien Affidavit (Subcontractor/Supplier) against a new hotel being built in Houston, TX within Harris County. Wikipedia quotes that “according to a July 2017 Census estimate, Harris County’s population had grown to 4,652,980, comprising over 16 percent of Texas’s population.”

The Harris County Clerk’s Office fees to record are as follows: $16.00 first page , $4.00 each additional page of 8-1/2″ x 11″ paper. Make checks payable to HARRIS COUNTY CLERK and they will accept out-of-state business checks.

Actual recording by mail is 3-5 business days. You can view indexing information on their website 2-3 business days after recording. The original document will be mailed back 7-10 business days after recording. For conforming copies, do not send a 2nd copy of the document to be recorded. Instead, send $1.00 per page of the document to be recorded.

A roofing Subcontractor based in Northern California asked our TRADITION LIEN SERVICE division to record a NEVADA Notice of Lien for non-payment on an existing house in Reno, NV within Washoe County. According to Wikipedia, Reno is the “biggest little city in the world“. It is also home to the the University of Nevada that a former TRADITION SOFTWARE intern attends.

The Washoe County Recorder’s Office fees to record are as follows: $41 for the entire document (document size 8-1/2″ x 11″). Make checks payable to WASHOE COUNTY RECORDER and they will accept out-of-state business checks.

Liens and releases are recorded the same day they are received. It takes 1-3 days for a lien to display online.
If you send a 2nd copy lien for a conformed copy, it will be returned by mail in 1-2 days if a phone number provided, one month later if a phone number is not provided.

A national insulation Subcontractor based in Minnesota asked our TRADITION LIEN SERVICE division to record a NORTH CAROLINA Claim of Lien on Real Property for non-payment on a work done on a commercial property along with an existing residence within Alamance County. According to Wikipedia, Alamance County, has been the site of significant historical events, textile manufacturing, and agriculture in North Carolina.

North Carolina is a state where construction liens are recorded with the Clerk of Courts in the county where construction related improvement occurred. The Alamance County Clerk of Court’s fees to record are as follows: $6 for 1st page and $0.25 for each additional page (document size 8-1/2″ x 11″). Make checks payable to ALAMANCE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE and they will accept out-of-state business checks.

Actual recording by mail is one (1) business day. The original document will be mailed back the same day after recording. Be sure to send one (1) copy of the notice and a self-addressed stamped envelope. They will keep one copy and return the other one with attached recording information.

A Novato, CA based General Contractor asked our TRADITION LIEN SERVICE division to record a CALIFORNIA Mechanics Lien for non-payment on a home office and guest room addition within an existing residence in Sebastopol, CA within Sonoma County. According to Wikipedia, it is about a 20-minute drive from the Pacific Ocean, between Santa Rosa and Bodega Bay, and is known for its liberal politics and small-town charm.

The Sonoma County Recorder’s Office fees to record are as follows: $89 for 1st page (includes $75 SB2: Building Homes and Jobs Act fee). $3 each additional page. (document size 8-1/2″ x 11″). Make checks payable to SONOMA COUNTY RECORDER and they will accept out-of-state business checks.

Actual recording by mail is one (1) business day. The original document will be mailed back, 4-5 weeks after recording.

With an 85% adoption rate of PreLien2Lien Online (www.PL2L.com) by customers at the end of 2017, TRADITION SOFTWARE is upgrading and consolidating in January 2018 it’s web hosting infrastructure from facilities in Denver, CO and Los Angeles, CA to a single facility near our suburban Chicago headquarters. Corporate marketing websites for TRADITION SOFTWARE (www.TraditionSoftware.com) and TRADITION LIEN SERVICE (www.TraditionLienService.com) have already been moved. PreLien2Lien Online (www.PL2L.com) will be moved the weekend of January 19-21. MyLienCenter (www.MyLienCenter.com) and MyLienWaiver (www.MyLienWaiver.com) will be moved at a later date to be determined.

TRADITION SOFTWARE has also hired a new interim Software Development Manager, Jim Boyd, along with two (2) additional software development professionals, to replace Miriam Liskin, who retired in early December after eleven (11) years working for the company. She was the chief technical architect of the PreLien2Lien software redesign in 2007. Miriam co-designed along with myself MyLienCenter in 2009, and PreLien2Lien Online in 2016. Her work had a far reaching positive effect for so many people, whether it was helping thousands of companies in getting paid, or in the resulting jobs, benefits and paychecks for employees of TRADITION SOFTWARE. On a personal level, Miriam helped me with programming homework for Computer Science classes I took for professional development. She even taught my son Randall and daughter Lauren how to geocache at a company party on a hot California summer day. For everyone she has helped through the years, we wish her the best.

Legislators for the state of CALIFORNIA have enacted Senate Bill (SB) 2, Chapter 2.5 of the Statues of 2017 that will in effect increase by $75 the cost to record CALIFORNIA Mechanics Liens and Releases in all fifty-eight (58) counties in CALIFORNIA effective January 1, 2018. This is addition to the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Trust Fund Fees that range from $3.00 – $10.00 in certain counties PLUS each counties respective recording fees that range from $9.00 – $28.00.

According to Jaime T. Pailma, Division Manager, Document Recording Division for Los Angeles County’s Registrar-Recorder/Clerk’s Office, “….the bill imposes a mandate on County Recorders to charge an additional $75 at the time of recording every real estate instrument, paper, or notice required or permitted by law to be recorded, except those expressly exempted from payment of recording fees, per each transaction per parcel of real property, not to exceed $225.”

The Nevada County Clerk Recorder-Registrar of Voters, Gregory J. Diaz, notes that a waiver of the $75 fee “….shall not be imposed on any real estate instrument, paper, or notice recorded in connection with a transfer subject to the imposition of a documentary transfer tax as defined in Section 11911 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or on any real estate instrument, paper, or notice recorded with a transfer of real property that is a residential dwelling to an owner-occupier.”

For a listing of CALIFORNIA County Recorders with addresses and phone numbers to contact about the new law and price increase, you can visit our listing by counties at TraditionSoftware.com/county-assessors-clerks-recorders/california/.

A Sacramento, CA based painting company asked our TRADITION LIEN SERVICE division to record a CALIFORNIA Mechanics Lien on a TEX•COTE® exterior painting project on a residence in Seaside, CA within Monterey County. According to the TEX•COTE® manufacturers website, compared to traditional exterior painting ….”TEX•COTE® is 10 times thicker on average than ordinary paint, it also contains special reflective pigments – the same type of pigments used by the U.S. government to cool ships, and provide both reflectivity and reduced radar signature in Stealth bombers.”

The Monterey County Assessor/Clerk/Recorder’s Office fees to record are as follows: $21.00 first page , $3.00 each additional page of 8-1/2″ x 11″ paper. Make checks payable to MONTEREY COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER and they will accept out-of-state business checks.

Actual recording by mail is one (1) business day. The original document does take a while to be mailed back, 6-7 weeks after recording.

A Sacramento, CA based home improvement company asked our TRADITION LIEN SERVICE division to record a CALIFORNIA Mechanics Lien on a roof replacement project on a residence in West Sacramento, CA within Yolo County. According to Wikipedia, Yolo County‘s tomato industry accounts for 90% of the canned and processed tomato production in the United States.

The Yolo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office fees to record are as follows: $24.00 first page , $3.00 each additional page of 8-1/2″ x 11″ paper. Make checks payable to YOLO COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER and they will accept out-of-state business checks. There is additional $1.00 extra fee if an additional self addressed stamped envelope is not enclosed.

Actual recording by mail is one (1) business day. The original document does take a while to be mailed back, 4-5 weeks after recording.

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PreLien2Lien Online, which was first developed in 2015 and released in 2016, has seen a 435% surge in paid annual subscribers for the first half of 2017 by national U.S. construction General Contractors, Subcontractors and Suppliers. Two hundred (200) companies either transitioned from the software based version of PreLien2Lien or became new first year customers. The variety of companies includes national construction leaders such as 84 LUMBER, BEHR PROCESS CORPORATION, and FIELDTURF USA and smaller regional companies such as KING EQUIPMENT, PENSACOLA GLASS COMPANY and ROBERTS SAND COMPANY.

PreLien2Lien Online can be leased for $149-$749 in the first year and $110 – $330 each year thereafter.

For more information about PreLien2Lien Online, contact Sales at our Chicago based Headquarters at (800) 886-8770 from 8AM – 5PM CST Monday – Friday.