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Home » US Law » 2022 Vermont Statutes » Title 12 - Court Procedure » Chapter 113 - Judgment Lien

§ 2901. Creation of judgment lien

§ 2901. Creation of judgment lien A final judgment issued in a civil action or a restitution order entered under 13 V.S.A. § 7043 shall constitute a lien on any real property of a judgment debtor if recorded as provided in this chapter. (Added 1979, No. 67, § 3, eff. date, see note set out […]

§ 2902. Relation to other remedies

§ 2902. Relation to other remedies The lien created by this chapter shall be in addition to and separate from any other remedy or interest created by law or contract. Any judgment lien filed on real property which has been attached in the suit in which the judgment is rendered shall relate back to the […]

§ 2903. Duration and effectiveness

§ 2903. Duration and effectiveness (a) A judgment lien shall be effective for eight years from the issuance of a final judgment on which it is based except that an action to foreclose the judgment lien during the eight-year period shall extend the period until the termination of the foreclosure suit if a copy of […]

§ 2904. Recording

§ 2904. Recording A judgment creditor may record a judgment lien at any time within eight years from the date the judgment becomes final in the town clerk’s office of any town where real property of the debtor is located. Recording shall consist of filing a copy of the judgment with date when it became […]

§ 2905. Discharge of judgment lien

§ 2905. Discharge of judgment lien A judgment lien shall be discharged in the same manner as a mortgage pursuant to 27 V.S.A. chapter 5. The obligation to discharge and liability for breach of that obligation shall be as provided in 27 V.S.A. § 464. (Added 1979, No. 67, § 3, eff. date, see note […]