Cherokee County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

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

90 North Street, Suite G150
Canton, Ga 30114

Phone: 678-493-6511

The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

You can also submit your documents electronically.

The Superior Court Clerk’s Office has several e-Recording vendors to choose from:

Simplifile link: https://simplifile.com/
CSC link: www.erecording.com
ePN – www.GOePN.com
Indecomm https://www.indecomm.net/
GSCCCA link : https://efile.gsccca.org/Home.aspx

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

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

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

The Cherokee County Superior Court Clerk’s payment options include:

* All mail-in payments must be in the form of certified check, money
order or cashier’s check.

* Cash and credit cards accepted in person only.

* A self-addressed stamped envelope must be enclosed with payment
if a receipt is desired.

Checks are to be made payable to:

Cherokee County Clerk of Courts

Mailing Address:

Cherokee County (fill in court here) Clerk of Court
90 North Street,
Suite G-170
Canton, GA 30114

The Cherokee 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): $10.00 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: $2.50 per page or equivalent

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 Cherokee County Superior Court Clerk’s Office located at:

90 North Street, Suite G150
Canton, Ga 30114

Phone: 678-493-6538

The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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

You can also search Cherokee County’s Real Estate, Lien and Plat records online at: http://deeds.cherokeega.com/

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

You can search Cherokee County’s Real Estate, Lien and Plat records online at: http://deeds.cherokeega.com/

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the
Cherokee County Assessor at:
http://taxassessor.cherokeega.com/taxnet/RealEstate.aspx

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