Lassen County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file your mechanic liens in person at the Lassen County Clerk-Recorder’s office located at:

Historic Courthouse
220 S Lassen Street Suite 5
96130 Susanville , CA

Main Number
(530) 251-8217
County Recorder
(530) 251-8234

Public Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Recording hours: 10 a.m. to 12 Noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Phone hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (All local calls will be returned)

The Lassen County Clerk-Recorder does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

If the project is located in Lassen county, then yes, you will want to record your lien with the Lassen County Recorder’s office.

Generally the requirements for filing a lien in Lassen County include: 1) meeting all statutory requirements for filing a lien in California. That means sending out a 20-day Preliminary Notice to the appropriate recipients depending on your role on the job and the type of project. We’ve written about California 20-Day Preliminary Notice requirements you can learn more about on that page. 2) Meet the county’s document formatting requirements, which includes 1 inch margin at the top of the first page of your mechanics lien and .5inch margins on all other sides of the first page. Additionally, all other pages of your mechanics lien filing should have .5 inches. 3) Pay all appropriate filing fees in Lassen County when filing the lien.

All documents must comply with the 8 1/2 X 11″ standard page size. A fee will be charged for each page that is not 8 1/2 X 11″.

The first page of the mechanics lien document package should have a 1 inch margin at the top of the page and .5 inch margins on the other sides. All other pages of your mechanics lien filing should have .5 inches.

The Lassen County recorder accepts most forms of payment including cash, check, money order, and most major credit cards. You can pay the fee when filing your lien at the county office.

The Lassen County Clerk-Recorder’s regular recording fee is $86.00 for the first page and $3.00 for each additional page.

Additional Recording Fees

Oversize Documents: $10.00 for the first page with size over 8 1/2 x 11 and $6.00 for each additional page

Penalty Print (Nine lines per vertical inch or 22 characters per inch horizontally): $1.00 per page

Indexing Fees: $1.00 for each reference to a previously recorded document that gives names other than the first reference

$1.00 for each group of 10 names or fraction thereof

Release of Tax Liens

Govt. Code 27361.3) (Govt. Code 27388.1): $11.00
Out of State Lien/Release: $7.00
Federal Lien / Releases: $7.00

Copy Fees

Official Copy: $1.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page
Certification: $1.75
Conformed Copy: No Fee (only one copy will be conformed)

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person at the Lassen County Clerk-Recorder’s office located at:

Historic Courthouse
220 S Lassen Street Suite 5
96130 Susanville , CA

Main Number
(530) 251-8217
County Recorder
(530) 251-8234

Public Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Recording hours: 10 a.m. to 12 Noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Phone hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (All local calls will be returned)

You can visit the Lassen County Clerk-Recorder’s office in person located at:

Historic Courthouse
220 S Lassen Street Suite 5
96130 Susanville , CA

Main Number
(530) 251-8217
County Recorder
(530) 251-8234

Public Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Recording hours: 10 a.m. to 12 Noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Phone hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (All local calls will be returned)

Determining whether you do or do not have a mechanics lien right can be tricky. Generally speaking, every state gives those who have furnished labor and/or materials to a construction project the right to file a mechanics lien if unpaid for the furnishing. The same is true in California. However, there are some state-specific limitations as to who is qualified to file a mechanics lien that is important when considering whether you have the right to file a mechanics lien in Lassen County, California.

Great and detailed information about this is available on our California Mechanics Lien Resources Page.

The fee to file a California Preliminary Notice in Lassen County is $40.00.