Marion County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

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

Marion County Clerk’s Annex Building
19 NW Pine Avenue, Room 124
Ocala, FL 34475

Official Records/Recording
Location: (AB) 1st Floor, Room 124
Phone: (352) 671-5630
Fax: (352) 671-5629

The County Clerk’s Office is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

You can also submit your documents by mail to the following address:

Clerk of the Circuit Court
Attn: Official Records Department
P.O. Box 1030
Ocala, FL 34478-1030

Makes sure to provide a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your recorded document.

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

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

Generally, to file a mechanics lien in Marion 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 Marion County Clerk’s Office.

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

The margin and page size requirements to file a lien in Marion are: All documents must comply with the 8 1/2″ x 11″ standard page size and must be no larger than 8 1/2″ x 14″. The top margin of the first page should be 3 inches with all other margins as 1 inch. Not meeting these margin and page size requirements may result in additional fees.

The Marion County Clerk’s Office accepts credit/debit Visa, Master Card and Discover as well as check payments. Note that when using one of these cards there is a non-refundable charge of 3.5% to provide this service. Checks should be made payable to David R. Ellspermann, Clerk.

The Marion County Clerk’s recording, indexing and filing fee is $10.00 for the first page and $8.50 for each additional page.

Additional Recording Fees

Indexing instruments in the official records which contain more than 4 names: $1.00 per additional name

Lien Fees

Transfer Certificate of Lien to Security: $20.00
Additional fee for each lien: $10.00

Copy Fees

Copy of any instrument in the public records Not more than 14″” x 8 1/2″”: $1.00 per page

Certifying copies of any instrument in the public records, per instrument: $2.00

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person or by mail.

In Person

Official Records, which includes deeds, mortgages, liens, and judgments which have been recorded from January 1978 through current may be viewed online and printed from www.marioncountyclerk.org.

These records along with all Official Records recorded prior to January 1978, may also be ordered through the mail or picked up in person at:

Marion County Clerk of the Court
Official Records Department / Room 124
19 NW Pine Avenue
Ocala, FL 34475

Marion County Clerk of the Court
Records Center
870 NW 4th Avenue
Ocala, FL 34475

By Mail

Copies or certified copies of Official Records are available through the mail at the following address:

Clerk of the Circuit Court
ATTN: Record Center
P.O. Box 1030
Ocala, Florida 34478-1030

Charges for documents are as follows:
Search a year’s records $2.00/name
Copies per page $1.00
Certification per document $2.00

Make sure to provide all the known information for example; document type, property owners name, Book and Page of the recorded document, date filed or range of dates to be searched.

Make checks or money orders payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court. If you have any questions, you can contact the Records Center at (352) 671-8545.

You can get the property’s legal description in from the Marion County Clerk’s office in person.

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the Marion County Property Appraiser at:

https://www.pa.marion.fl.us/SearchAgree.aspx

Determining whether you have the right to file a mechanics lien in Marion, FL depends on your situation. 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 Marion County, FL.

You can read more about lien rights and if you have the right to file a lien on our Florida Mechanics Lien Resources page.

The fee to file a Florida Preliminary Notice in Marion is $10.