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Liens

We file liens for you.
We provide first-rate lien filing services at reasonable
rates to all Georgia Counties.
To get started, just complete our lien
request form, including information on the last date worked,
party contracted with, general contractor, address of the
property and the county. Then fax the form to us.
We take
care of the rest.
Throughout the process, we’ll keep you
informed of every step along the way – from acknowledging
the receipt of your order to confirming the filing of your
lien. We’ll let you know which parties were notified and
when your lien is released or cancelled.
We deliver a weekly
status report on all liens, including contractor liened,
jobsite liened, client-filing lien and satisfied liens. This
report helps our active clients make better decisions on:
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Which contractors to avoid
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When other liens are filed
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Whether to extend credit
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Which parties get paid
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When you work with us, you’ll get the
same reasonable
rates for first-rate service time after time. Our rates
are
based on several factors, including the availability of
complete and accurate information, driving distance
and volume. There are never any hidden charges,
because our rates include preparation,
copying, mileage, postage and certified mail expenses.
Lien Rates- Residential
Zone 1 — $114
Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb,
DeKalb, Douglas,
Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Paulding
counties
Zone 2 — $163.00
Barrow, Carroll, Coweta, Dawson,
Floyd, Gordon, Hall, Newton,
Pickens, Rockdale and Walton counties
Zone 3 —
$189.00
Butts, Gilmer, Haralson, Jackson,
Lamar, Lumpkin, Morgan,
Pike, Spalding and White counties
Zone 4 — $224.00
Bibb, Chatham, Clarke, Houston,
Lowndes, Muscogee, Oconee,
Polk, Richmond, Towns, Upson, Whitfield counties
Additional lien
rates:
The first lien is billed according
to zone, then each additional lien in the same county
is billed as follows:
2 to 4 Liens
........................$93
5 to 9 Liens ........................$88
10 to 14
liens
......................$78
15 to 19 Liens ......................$73
20 or more Liens ....................$68
*Note: Above rates
do not include court filing fees.
Commercial Properties
Commercial properties are billed at
the zone fee plus
$25. These properties require more labor and research
than residential properties.
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Automated Fax
Notification Service |
You will receive a fax notification of all
orders placed to include:
1. Acknowledgement that we received your order.
2. Confirmation that your order was filed & who was sent
notices.
3. Confirmation that a lien release or cancellation was
filed.
4. Faxes are sent each business day by 5:00 PM
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Included in basic
service or standard fee for liens |
Researching and verifying information to
determine county & owner
Preparation of document for filing
Limited title research and photocopying expense
Labor, Mileage and travel expense
Certified Mail notice to property owner
First class notice to contractor, if different than property
owner
Notices are sent to the addresses that you supply for the
contractor
“Lien Filers Fax” notification on all activity on your orders
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What is not included in the service |
Our prices are based on having accurate
information. We simply cannot provide free research or
consulting when we are not supplied the correct information
to handle your request. Listed below are the most common
problems that arise, that are billable. They are listed here
to help you prevent incurring additional charges because
this is not a pleasant situation for you or us.
- Wrong County
- Bad address, poor address or insufficient address
- Not having a correct lot # or subdivision name
- Drive by jobsite to determine location
- Figuring out the proper party that you contracted with
- Working from a rough map to figure out the jobsite
- Re-sending notices when a bad address was supplied by you
- Waiting until the last minute to request a lien on a
commercial job
- Any other factors that can contribute to this being a wild
goose chase
- Court Filing Fees for the lien
Liens are filed in the respective county
that the property is located within. The original recorded
lien is returned to Lien Filers after recordation. The time
that it takes for the Superior Court to return the original
document varies greatly by County. Each lien includes a clause for
applicable interest (7% under state law) from the date of
filing.
Lien Filers will receive the liens from
the Courthouse and safekeep the lien for you until such time
that you request a release of lien by Fax. Clients have the
option to have all of their liens returned to them from the
courthouse. We request that you make this election prior to
filing the lien. This option needs to be done for all liens,
not on a case by case basis due to the confusion this may
cause.
Requesting a cancellation of lien can be
done by Fax. The order form has a section at the bottom that
can be signed to cancel. Simply, sign the bottom and fax the
original request back to us. In some cases, we may not have
the original lien back from the Courthouse. In these cases,
we will flag the lien that it does need to be canceled and
release it when the original arrives. The original lien must
be marked as canceled so that the courthouse can
cross-reference the original document to indicate that it
too has been satisfied.
We will send you a copy of the lien with
the invoice for your records. This is not the original lien,
but simply a copy for you to keep. At this point the lien
has been filed and the copies have been mailed to the
appropriate parties.
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Lien Filers, Etc.
of Heath W. Williams, LLC.
Contact us
today at 770.926.2790 or
info@lienfilers.com |