Clerk-Recorder

Real Property Sales & Transfers
Lien Notification

Involuntary Lien Recording Fee

Pursuant to County of Alameda Resolution No. 194877, dated November 2, 1982 and No. 94-427, dated August 1, 1994, the fee for recording an involuntary lien will be:

$7.00 Per debtor
$10.00 Real Estate Fraud fee
$14.00 Regular Recording Fee for First Page (standard size 8.5″ x 11″)
$3.00 for each page thereafter (standard size 8.5″ x 11″)

The recording fee for non-standard size is $92.00 for the first page and $6.00 for each page thereafter.

Select the following link to view the sample document format:

Sample Document Format

Additional Fees

To all abstracts of judgments add a lien notification fee of $7.00 per debtor. Other involuntary judgments, mechanic’s liens, etc. add $7.00 per debtor if the debtor’s address appears on the document.

  • Sample 1 number of debtors: John A. Doe and Mary B. Doe = 2 debtors
  • Sample 2 number of debtors: John A. Doe, individually, and dba Doe Sign Company = 2 debtors
  • Sample 3 number of debtors: John A. Doe, individually, and dba Doe Sign Company, and fdba J. A. Doe Sign Company = 3 debtors

There is also an additional charge of $7.00 if the debtor is to be notified at a second address.

Examples of documents which may be affected are Abstracts of Judgment, Notices of Assessment, Judgments, Mechanic’s Liens, and others.

If you are using judicial form #982(a)(1), you may need to add a cover page as the form does not conform to the requirements of Government Code 27361.6. The recorder will charge an additional fee for the cover page.

Recording Cover Page