There is no time limit on recording most type of deeds. Many times the owner of property may owe money to various creditors. The lien allows the creditors a means of preventing the property from being either sold or obligated until the debt is satisfied. Mechanics liens for labor and materials furnished in construction on land are filed in the Clerk of Court's office. Judgments are also filed in the clerk's office.
All liens are encumbrances against property.
There are a number of steps taken when a document is brought or mailed in to be recorded before it is mailed back to the concerned party. The document is first evaluated for obvious errors and recordability and the correct fee is ascertained. Then it is temporarily logged and later given a document number after which a book and page number is stamped on each page and checked again. The information for each document recorded is then entered in the computer. From this information the indexes are maintained.