Pasco County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

The Pasco County Clerk has two office locations where you can go to file your mechanics liens.

You can bring your documents to the following office locations in person at the the addresses below:

East Pasco Government Center
14236 Sixth Street
Dade City, FL 33523

West Pasco Government Center
8731 Citizens Drive
New Port Richey, FL 34654

Office hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST Monday-Friday, with the exception of 2018 & 2019 Holidays.
You can also submit documents through eRecording. All that is needed is a PC, scanner and internet connection to convert documents to an electronic format.You can contact the vendor listed below to sign up for eRecording.

Simplifile – www.simplifile.com or Phone 800-460-5657.
CSC – www.cscglobal.com or Phone 866-403-5272.

The Pasco County Clerk does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

If the project is located in Pasco county, then yes, you will want to record your lien with the Pasco County Clerk’s Office.

All documents must comply with the Pasco County Clerk’s recording requirements. Make sure to check the following:

1. The date of the instrument

2. The names of all parties must be legible (how to count names)

3. Notary public seal and notary signature per Florida Statute 117.05

4. Return address

5. Make sure it is a Pasco County property referencing a legal description if the document deals with real property.

The margin and page size requirements to file a lien in Pasco are: All documents must comply with the 8 1/2″ x 11″ standard page size and must be no larger than 8 1/2″ x 14″. The top margin of the first page should be 3 inches with all other margins as 1 inch. Not meeting these margin and page size requirements may result in additional fees.

The Pasco County Clerk accepts check payments. Note that out of state personal checks are not accepted.

The Pasco County Clerk’s recording fee is $10.00 for the first page and $8.50 for each additional page.

Additional Recording Fees

Indexing Per name for each name indexed after the first 4: $1.00

Copy Fees

Copies of recorded documents: $1.00 per page
Certification of recorded document: $2.00 per document.

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien from any of the Pasco County Clerk’s office locations in person.

Indexes to Official Records can be searched online at
https://www.pascoclerk.com/public-online-services-disclaimer-or-search.asp

You may view and print the documents free of charge.

Certified copies of recorded documents may be purchased by mail using the copy order form. Copies of older documents, not available online, may also be purchased with the order form. The order form can be completed online and then printed by using Adobe Acrobat.

A copy of the order form is available here
https://www.pascoclerk.com/pdf_docs/public-sup-svcs-forms-or-order.pdf

Mail the form, payment and return envelope to:
Office of Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Esq.
Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller, ad Interim
14236 Sixth Street
Suite 201
Dade City, FL 33523-3894

Make sure to include a self-addressed return envelope with sufficient postage. Note that the County Clerk does not accept out of state personal checks.
Copies of recorded documents may also be purchased online with a credit card via MyFlorida.com. There is a convenience fee charged by MyFlorida.com to use this service.

To get the property’s legal description, you can visit any of the Pasco County Clerk’s office locations.

You can learn more about accessing legal descriptions in Pasco County here: https://www.pascopa.com

You can also access legal descriptions in Pasco County here.

Determining whether you have the right to file a mechanics lien in Pasco, FL depends on your situation. 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 Florida. 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 Pasco County, FL.

You can read more about lien rights and if you have the right to file a lien on our Florida Mechanics Lien Resources page.

The fee to file a Florida Preliminary Notice in Pasco is $10.