Luzerne County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file your mechanic liens in person at the Luzerne County Prothonotary’s Office located at:

200 N River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

Phone: 570-825-1745
Fax: 570-825-1757

Hours
Monday – Friday
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closed on Holidays

The Luzerne County Prothonotary’s Office does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

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

The Luzerne County Prothonotary’s Office accepts Visa, Mastercard and Discover credit cards. Cash or money orders are also accepted. The office does not accept personal checks.

The Luzerne County Prothonotary’s recording fees are as follows:

Lien Fees

Municipal: $37.25
Mechanics: $37.25
Federal: $37.25
Federal Lien Release: $11.50
Flood Protection Authority Lien: $37.75
Commonwealth: $37.75

Copy Fees

Copies (Made by customer): $0.50
Copies (Made by employees): $2.25
Certifying copy of any paper – First Page: $8.50
Additional pages: $4.25

You can file your mechanic liens in person at the Luzerne County Prothonotary’s Office located at:

200 N River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

Phone: 570-825-1745
Fax: 570-825-1757

Hours
Monday – Friday
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closed on Holidays

All of the records maintained by the Prothonotary are available to the public unless they are sealed by the Court, law or involve mental health matters. The office has several public work stations available to use.

Copy fees are as follows:

Copies (Made by customer): $0.50
Copies (Made by employees): $2.25
Certifying copy of any paper – First Page: $8.50
Additional pages: $4.25

Many of documents are currently available online. The Prothonotary’s Office began it’s computerization on March 1, 2005, and all documents filed on or after that date are available for electronic searching. Some records prior to March 1, 2005 may also be found on line.

You can search for the Luzerne County Prothonotary’s public records online at: https://www.searchiqs.com/paluz/Login.aspx

You can get the property’s legal description from the Luzerne County
Prothonotary of Deeds Office in person located at:

153 N River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

Mailing Address
200 N River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

Phone: 570-825-1641
Fax: 570-970-4580

Hours
Monday – Friday
9 a.m. – 4:30

Closed on Holidays

You can search for Luzerne County’s real estate records online at:

https://www.landex.com/land-records-access.asp
https://www.landex.com/webstore/
https://www.searchiqs.com/paluze/Login.aspx

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the
Luzerne County Assessment Office at:
https://gis.luzernecounty.org/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=66ddb7b1902e4178a27ee71fd9f6a342