Butler County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

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

First Floor, County Courthouse
300 South Main Street
P.O. Box 1208
Butler, PA 16003-1208

Phone: 724-284-5214
E-mail: gwalters@co.butler.pa.us

Business Hours: 8:30 – 4:30
*Open during lunch break*

The Butler County Prothonotary’s Office does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

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

The Butler County Prothonotary’s Office accepts cash, check or money order.

The Butler County Prothonotary’s recording fees are as follows:

Lien Fees

Mechanics Lien Claim: $24.50
No Lien Agreement: $25.00
Municipal Lien: $24.00
Federal Tax Lien: 424.00

Copy Fees

Copies (per pg.) .50 Microfilm Copies (per pg.): $1.00
Certified Copy: $8.00

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

First Floor, County Courthouse
300 South Main Street
P.O. Box 1208
Butler, PA 16003-1208

Phone: 724-284-5214
E-mail: gwalters@co.butler.pa.us

Business Hours: 8:30 – 4:30
*Open during lunch break*

All records in the Prothonotary’s Office are available to the public in the office, except on specific occasions when a record is sealed by Order of Court. The office maintains four computer terminals from which the general public, attorneys, abstractors, and others may obtain information. Individual documents as well as docket sheets (overviews of cases in order by the date of filings) may be printed for your use.

Copy fees are as follows:

Copies (per pg.) .50 Microfilm Copies (per pg.): $1.00
Certified Copy: $8.00

You can get the property’s legal description from the Butler County Prothonotary of Deeds Office in person located at:

Floor L, County Government Center
124 West Diamond Street
Butler, PA 16003

Phone: 724-284-5340
Fax: 724-285-9099
E-mail: mmustell@co.butler.pa.us

You can also search for Butler County Prothonotary of Deeds documents online at: https://www2.co.butler.pa.us/PaxWorld/views/search