Muscogee County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

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

100 Tenth Street, 2nd Floor
P. O. Box 2145
Columbus, GA 31902

Phone: (706) 653-4358 Option 2
Fax: (706) 653-4359

Office Hours:

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

You can also file your documents electronically through the following real estate vendors:

Corporation Service Company
https://www.erecording.com/

eRecording Partners Network

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Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority
https://efile.gsccca.org/Home.aspx

Indecomm Global Services
http://inteledocdirect.net/

Simplifile
https://simplifile.com/

The Muscogee County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.
However, note that the processing time varies due to the volume of documents filed daily. Generally, the processing time is one to two weeks.

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

Original documents are required by Georgia Code for filing. Copies or faxes of originals are not accepted.

The Muscogee County Clerk of Superior Court’s payment options are the following:

Payment Option in Office:
Payments for copies may be made by cash, money order, business check, Apple Pay*, American Express*, Discover*, Google Pay*, MasterCard* and Visa*. *A fee of 3.5% will be added to your payment.

Payment Option by Mail:
Business checks, money orders or cashier’s checks

Payment Option by Phone:
American Express*, Discover*, MasterCard* and Visa* credit and debit cards. *A fee of 3.5% will be added to your payment.

The Muscogee County Clerk of Superior Court’s recording fees are as follows:

Lien Fees

Lien: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Lien Cancellation: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Homeowner’s Lien: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Homeowner’s Lien Cancellation: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Hospital Lien: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Hospital Lien Cancellation: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Materialman’s Lien: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Materialman’s Lien Cancellation: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Notice of Lien: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Preliminary Notice of Lien Rights: $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Notice of Commencement: $10.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee

Copy Fees

Copies: $1.00 per page
Certified copies: $2.50 plus $.50 per page

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person, by fax or e-mail or by mail.

In Person

You can visit the Muscogee County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office located at:

100 Tenth Street, 2nd Floor
P. O. Box 2145
Columbus, GA 31902

Phone: (706) 653-4358 Option 2
Fax: (706) 653-4359

Office Hours:

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Public terminals are available to research real estate, superior and state court criminal, civil and domestic records.

Copies are $1.00 per page. Certified copies are $2.50 plus $.50 per page.
Payment Option in Office:
Payments for copies may be made by cash, money order, business check, Apple Pay*, American Express*, Discover*, Google Pay*, MasterCard* and Visa*. *A fee of 3.5% will be added to your payment.

By Fax or E-mail

To request a copy be mailed, emailed or faxed, ensure that you include as much information as possible to help expedite the search process.

You need to fill out a copy request form available here: http://www.muscogeecourts.com/cust-serv_copyinfo_realestate.htm

Copy fees are as follows:

$2.50 for the first page plus $1.00 for each additional page. Regular copies only. Note that certified copies cannot be faxed or emailed.

By Mail

You need to fill out a copy request form available here: http://www.muscogeecourts.com/New_Website_web_files/CopyRequest_ByMail_RealEstate.pdf

Copy fees are as follows:

$10.00 for certified or exemplified copy, 1st 25 pages per document
$1.00 additional fee assessed after 1st 25 pages, per page

Payment Option by Mail: Business checks, money orders or cashier’s checks

Payment Option by Phone:
American Express*, Discover*, MasterCard* and Visa* credit and debit cards. *A fee of 3.5% will be added to your payment.

You can also search and print Muscogee County’s real estate records online at: https://er-web.muscogeecourts.com/recorder/web/.

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

You can search Muscogee County’s real estate records online at: https://er-web.muscogeecourts.com/recorder/web/

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the
Muscogee County Assessor at:

http://publicaccess.columbusga.org/iaswpub/search/commonsearch.aspx?mode=parid

The fee to file a Preliminary Notice of Lien Rights in Muscogee County, Georgia
is $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 cross-reference fee