Northampton County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

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

Northampton County Courthouse
Lower Level
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042

Phone: (610) 829-6457

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Payments must be made in cash, business checks, money orders, traveler checks or certified checks made payable to Prothonotary of Northampton County or Northampton County Clerk of Court-Civil. A fee of $30.00 will be charged for all returned checks.

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

Lien Fees

Municipal: $24.50
Mechanics Lien-without complaint: $33.25
(Complaint filed at later date): $125.25
Mechanics Lien-with complaint: $158.50
Federal and Commonwealth of PA: $18.00
Suggestions of Non-Payment: $12.00

Copy Fees

If made by prothonotary’s office-each page: $1.25
If made by person on public copies-each page
: $0.25
Certifying copy of any paper: $5.75
Additional pages, each: $1.25

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person at the Northampton County Prothonotary’s Office located at:

Northampton County Courthouse
Lower Level
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042

Phone: (610) 829-6457

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Copy fees are as follows:

If made by prothonotary’s office-each page: $1.25
If made by person on public copies-each page: $0.25
Certifying copy of any paper: $5.75
Additional pages, each: $1.25

You can also search for Northampton County Prothonotary’s records online at:
https://web.northamptoncounty.org/CountySuite.CivilPublic/(S(4tgn1fsydieuaivmihfvugbr))/Default.aspx

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

Northampton County Courthouse
Room L116
669 Washington Street
Easton PA 18042-7477

Phone: (610) 829-6210
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

You can search for Northampton County Prothonotary of Deeds documents online at: https://www.landex.com

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the
Northampton County Assessment Office at:
https://www.ncpub.org/_web/Search/Disclaimer.aspx?FromUrl=../search/commonsearch.aspx?mode=parid