Broward County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file your mechanic liens at the Broward County Clerk’s office in person located at:

201 SE 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Business Hours
Monday-Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m/
Excluding Holidays

You can also mail your document with the recording fees and documentary stamp taxes along with a self-addressed stamped envelope, for the return of your document to:

Clerk of Courts
201 SE 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

The Broward County Clerk does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

If the project is located in Broward county, then yes, you will want to record your lien with the Broward County Clerk’s Office.

Generally, to file a mechanics lien in Broward County, there are 3 steps:

Step 1: Prepare your Florida mechanics lien form with the appropriate information required including information, statement of labor, and more. For more information, read our How to File a Florida Mechanics Lien Guide

Step 2: Serve a copy of the lien to the owner and others on the project.

Step 3: File the lien claim with the Broward County Clerk’s Office.

Your lien claim must follow all Broward County requirements including the appropriate margins and pay all fees.

All documents must be no larger than 8 1/2″ x 14″. Every document must have a three-inch square white space on the top right hand corner of the first page of each document and a one-inch square white space on the top right hand corner of each subsequent page of the document. This space is needed to apply computerized recording information; documents without sufficient white space must be returned to you, unrecorded.

The Broward County Clerk generally accepts most major forms of payment including cash, check, and credit card. You can make payment to the Broward County Clerk in person when submitting your lien claim.

The Broward County Clerk’s recording fee is $10.00 for the first page and $8.50 for each additional page.

Additional Recording Fees
For Indexing Instruments Recorded in the Official Records which contain more than four names, per additional name: $1.00

Copy Fees
Copy of an Official Record for each page not more than 8 ½ x 14 inches: $1.00
For Certifying Copies of any Instruments in the Official Records: $2.00

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien from the Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division in person:

115 S. Andrews Ave.
Room 114 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

You can also search Broward County’s Official records online at https://officialrecords.broward.org/AcclaimWeb

Note that records prior to 1978 are not yet computerized and can be accessed in only two ways, by coming to the office or by written request.

Images of recorded documents can be viewed and copied free of charge directly from the website or in person at 115 S. Andrews Ave., Room 119, where you can view the images stored in the County Clerk’s database or earlier images stored digitally.

Copy fees and certified fees are charged when provided by the County Clerk’s Search and Copy section.

Once you locate the document you need, if you need a better quality copy or a certified copy, you can purchase one from Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division.

To purchase a certified or better quality copy, submit a written request for the document to:

Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division
Attention: Search and Copy Section
115 S. Andrews Ave., Room 114
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Include a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your copy(s). Checks or money orders are to be made payable to (B.O.C.C.) Board of County Commissioners.

You can get the property’s legal description from the Broward County Clerk’s Office in person. You can also access legal descriptions in Broward County here: https://bcpa.net/RecMenu.asp.

You can also access legal descriptions in Broward County here.

Determining whether you do or do not have a mechanics lien right can be tricky. Generally speaking, every state gives those who have furnished labor and/or materials to a construction project the right to file a mechanics lien if unpaid for the furnishing. The same is true in Florida. However, there are some state-specific limitations as to who is qualified to file a mechanics lien that is important when considering whether you have the right to file a mechanics lien in Broward County, FL.

Great and detailed information about this is available on our Florida Mechanics Lien Resources page.

The filing fee to record and file a Florida Notice to Owner (Preliminary Notice) is $10.