Lowndes County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file your mechanic liens in person at The Lowndes County Superior Court Clerk’s Office located at:

327 N. Ashley St.
1st Floor
Valdosta, GA 31601

Phone: 229-333-5127
Fax: 229-333-7637

You can also file your lien documents online.

In an effort to provide ease and convenience, the Lowndes County Superior Court Clerk’s office, in conjunction with the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority, has developed an online electronic filing portal. Go to http://efile.gsccca.org and register to begin the eFile process.

In order to eFile real estate documents in Georgia, users must have a participant ID. To register for the participant ID, go to www.efileregistry.org and register.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the eFile process, you can contact the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority customer support at 1-800-304-5174 or help@gsccca.org.

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

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

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

Lien Fees

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

Materialman’s Liens, Notices, Bonds: $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Hospital Lien: $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Federal Tax Lien: $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

All Lien Cancellation or Release per instrument: $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Cross-indexing to previous instrument (mandatory or by request): $2.00

Real Estate Notice Filing (all UCC’s 1 & 3 aka old UCC-2): $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Personal Property Lien (Non-UCC): $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Copy Fees

Copy, Uncertified, if no assistance required: $0.50 per page

Copy, Uncertified, if assistance is required: $1.00 per page

Copy, Certified or Exemplified: $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each page after first

Computer Printouts, per page or equivalent: $2.50

Copy, Faxed or Electronic: $2.50 for the first page and $1.00 for each page after first

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

327 N. Ashley St.
1st Floor
Valdosta, GA 31601

Phone: 229-333-5127
Fax: 229-333-7637

Copy fees are as follows:

Copy, Uncertified, if no assistance required: $0.50 per page
Copy, Uncertified, if assistance is required: $1.00 per page
Copy, Certified or Exemplified: $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each page after first
Computer Printouts, per page or equivalent: $2.50
Copy, Faxed or Electronic: $2.50 for the first page and $1.00 for each page after first

You can also search for Lowndes County’s property records online at: http://qpublic.net/ga/lowndes/search.html

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

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the
Lowndes County Assessor at: https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?App=LowndesCountyGA&Layer=Parcels&PageType=Search

The fee to file a Lien Notice in Lowndes County, Georgia is $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 for cross-indexing.