Gwinnett County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file your mechanic liens in person at the Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office located at:

Gwinnett Justice & Administration Center
75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

Tel: 770.822.8100

You can also file your lien documents electronically.

Lien eFiling facilitates the electronic filing of lien documents via the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority eFile portal at https://efile.gsccca.org/Home.aspx. The Authority can accept lien documents for filing on behalf of participating counties using two different methods:

METHOD 1: Interested filers can contact one of the value added submitters listed below, who have demonstrated the ability to submit lien documents through the Authority portal. Payment for filings will be handled through an agreement with the selected value added submitter.

Approved Value Added Submitters:

CSC, Corporation Service Company
https://www.erecording.com/
eDocs Solutions
https://www.edocsrecording.com/
eRecording Partners

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Indecomm Global Services
http://www.indecomm.com/
Simplifile
https://simplifile.com/
(Note that if you are a value added submitter and would like to be included on this page, you can contact help@gsccca.org).

METHOD 2: All payments for filings submitted directly through the Authority eFile portal must be paid by credit card, bank account ACH transfer or escrow account. Note that a 3.5% transaction fee is applied to credit card payments and a $1.00 transaction fee is applied to bank account ACH transfers to cover costs.

The Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

If your construction project is located in Gwinnett County, then yes, you should file your lien here.

Although there are no formatting requirements for mechanics liens in Georgia, you must include the following information:

1. Provide your information, the hiring party’s information, and the owner’s information.
2. Provide an accurate number for the lien amount. Overestimating the amount on your lien could result in high fines and other consequences.
3. Provide the property description, which can be obtained from the Gwinnett County Recorder’s Office.
4. Georgia law mandates that you include this notice on your lien claim: “THIS CLAIM OF LIEN EXPIRES AND IS VOID 395 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FILING OF
THE CLAIM OF LIEN IF NO NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF LIEN ACTION IS FILED IN THAT TIME PERIOD.”
5. Under Georgia law, the lien must be witnessed and notarized.

There are no specific formatting requirements for mechanics liens filed in the state of Georgia.

The Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court only accepts cash and checks. Make checks payable to Gwinnett County Clerk of Court.
Note that separate checks are required for recording fee, transfer tax and intangible tax.

The Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court’s recording fees are as follows:

Lien Fees

General Execution or Lien Recording: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 for cross-indexing

Cancellation or Release: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 for cross-indexing

Materialman Lien / Cancellation: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 for cross-indexing

Hospital Lien: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 for cross-indexing

Federal Tax Lien: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 for cross-indexing

Copy Fees

Copies: $0.50 per page

Certified Copy: $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person at the Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office located at:

Gwinnett Justice & Administration Center
75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

Tel: 770.822.8100

There is no charge to search and view documents in the office.

Copy fees are as follows:

Copies: $0.50 per page
Certified Copy: $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page

You can search Gwinnett County’s Lien Index online at: https://search.gsccca.org/Lien/lienindex.asp

You can also search Gwinnett County’s Real Estate Index online at:
https://search.gsccca.org/RealEstate/deedindex.asp

Every user must have an account to view and print images. The monthly charge for a regular account is $11.95. The cost to subscribe for a Single-Use account is a one-time activation fee of $5.00. However, a Single-Use account can be upgraded to a Regular account any time before the account expires.

The images may be viewed without charge and may be printed for a charge of $0.50 per page. Any method of accessing the images other than by printing is strictly prohibited.

You can get the property’s legal description from the Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office in person.

You can search Gwinnett County’s Lien Index online at: https://search.gsccca.org/Lien/lienindex.asp

You can search Gwinnett County’s Real Estate Index online at:
https://search.gsccca.org/RealEstate/deedindex.asp

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the Gwinnett County Assessor at:
https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/Departments/FinancialServices/TaxAssessorsOffice