Kings County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

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

The Kings County Clerk, Room 189, Window #11
360 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Phone: 347-404-9772

The Kings County Clerk’s Office does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

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

Kings County follows the regulations outlined by New York State law. Their recording requirements are as follows:

1. The first, and easiest, step is including your name and information. If you’re represented by an attorney, be sure to include their information as well.
2. Include the property owner’s information and the hiring party’s information. You can get this information from ACRIS, the New York efiling database.
3. Provide a statement of materials and labor provided.
4. Using that information, calculate and include your lien amount. Be careful, overestimating this number could land you in hot water and with some serious fines.
5. Provide the first and last dates of performance. These are the first and last dates that you were on the job site working.
6. Get the legal property description from the Kings County Clerk.
7. In the state of New York, lien claims must be witnessed and notarized.

After that’s done, you’re required to serve the property owner with a copy of the affidavit within 30 days of filing. Otherwise, the lien is rendered invalid.

The Kings County Clerk’s formatting requirements are as follows:

1. Liens must be printed on 8.5 x 11 or 8.5 x 14 pages.
2. The minimum font size is 8 point.
3. No contrast or colors. Ink must be black on white paper to be legible on the Optical Imaging System.
If any portion of the document isn’t legible, the lien may be rejected.

All fees are payable to the Kings County Clerk by bank or postal money order, certified check, or NYS attorney’s check. No personal checks will be accepted.

The Kings County Clerk’s filing fees are as follows:

Recording

$32 per document
$5 per page
$5 for a cover page

Documents with text below 8 point font are $49+$10 per page.

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person at the Kings County Clerk’s Office located at:

The Kings County Clerk, Room 189, Window #11
360 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Phone: 347-404-9772

Access to a copy of a lien may require paying a fee.

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

You can also search for Kings County Clerk’s recorded documents and property legal descriptions online at:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/taxes/acris.page