Tax judgments and your property
Unpaid taxes can reach a property's public record as a warrant, lien or judgment.
Your Homeowner Research Document shows every one on your property, connected, dated and counted, with alerts when anything changes.
Questions? Call 516-499-1731.
Tax warrants, liens and judgments on a property
When a tax goes unpaid, the government can file a public record to collect it. The most common kinds:
- State tax warrants. New York State files one for unpaid state taxes. It works like a court judgment and creates a lien on the property.
- Federal tax liens. The IRS files a Notice of Federal Tax Lien where the property sits.
- Property taxes and local charges. Unpaid property taxes, and in some places water and sewer charges, can become a lien on the property.
Other states use different names and forms for the same thing: a record that the government is owed money.
Where tax warrants and liens are filed
Most are filed with the county where the property sits: the county clerk, recorder or register of deeds, depending on the state. New York State tax warrants also go to the New York Department of State.
New York City keeps some in its own city systems. See how tax judgments work for New York City properties.
The Taxpayer Advocate Service, an independent organization within the IRS, helps taxpayers resolve tax problems.
Tax judgment research for your property
Homeowner Research Document
Research and data built around your property’s tax record:
- Every record, found and sourced. Each tax warrant, tax lien and tax judgment filed against your property, with where it came from.
- Connected. Each warrant and lien matched to any release or satisfaction that answers it, so the history reads as one story.
- The numbers. Amounts and filing dates on each record, and how often the same filings show up across similar homes.
- Homes like yours. The public records of homes with similar tax filings, set beside your own.
- Kept current. Alerts when a new tax filing or release is recorded for your property.
If you are facing foreclosure, it includes a full report on your foreclosure file.
The price is quoted for your document, based on the research it needs.
Not offered for properties in California or New Jersey, where we coordinate attorney referrals only.
How to order your document
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We confirm the records and the price
We tell you which records your document will cover, and quote a price.
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We put it in writing
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You get your document
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