Weld County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file a mechanics lien in Weld County at the Weld County Clerk’s Office located at:

Recording Department
1402 N. 17th Ave
PO Box 459
Greeley, CO 80632
Phone: (970) 304-6530
Fax: (970) 353-1964

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

You can also send requests and other correspondence to the above address.

The Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office also offers eRecording options:

• Simplifile
• eRecording Partners
• CSC

The Weld County Clerk and Recorder does not publicly disclose information regarding recording backlogs.

If the construction project is located in Weld County, then you should file your mechanics lien in Weld County.

The recording requirements at the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office are as follows:

1. Make sure you include the correct fees. Incorrect fees will get your lien claim rejected.
2. The quality of the document must be good and the text must be readable.
3. Mechanics liens presented for recording must have a top margin on 1 inch and a margin of 0.5 inches on both sides and the bottom.
4. Checks must be signed and addressed to the “Weld County Clerk and Recorder”.
5. Documents must be sent in the order they’re to be recorded.
6. Provide a valid return address with your lien claim.

You must also include this information in your lien claim:

1. Your full name and address, the hiring party’s name and address, the property owner’s name and address, and your attorney’s name and address (if applicable).
2. The property’s legal description.
3. The correct lien amount based on the value of labor and materials you provided.
4. Make sure your lien claim is signed and notarized.
5. Include the required affidavit of properly serving the notice of intent to the property owner.

The margin and page size requirements for the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office follows Colorado State Law:

1. Mechanics liens must have a top margin of 1 inch with a 0.5 inch margin on the sides and bottom.
2. Mechanics liens must be printed on paper that’s at least 8.5 x 14 inches in size.

The Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office accepts the following forms of payment:

• Cash
• Check
• Credit and debit

Ensure that all checks are addressed to the Weld County Clerk and Recorder.

The fee schedule for the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office is as follows:

Recording Fees

Recording a mechanics lien costs $13 for the first page and $5 for each subsequent page.

Copy Fees

Copies cost $0.25 per page, and certification of copies costs $1 per document.

You have three options to obtain a recorded copy of your mechanics lien in Weld County:

In Person

You can go to the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office in person at:

1402 N. 17th Ave
Greeley, CO 80632
Phone: (970) 304-6530
Fax: (970) 353-1964

By Mail

You can send a request via mail to the following address:

Recording Department
1402 N. 17th Ave
PO Box 459
Greeley, CO 80632

Online

Lastly, you can search Weld County’s Public Records online at this address:

https://searchicris.co.weld.co.us/recorder/web/

To get the property’s legal description in Weld County, you have the same three options:

In Person

You can go to the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office in person at:

1402 N. 17th Ave
Greeley, CO 80632
Phone: (970) 304-6530
Fax: (970) 353-1964

By Mail

You can send a request via mail to the following address:

Recording Department
1402 N. 17th Ave
PO Box 459
Greeley, CO 80632

Online

Lastly, you can search Weld County’s Public Records online at this address:

https://searchicris.co.weld.co.us/recorder/web/