Vehicle Liens

Adding or Satisfying a Lien on a Title

 

Adding a lien

Florida statutes provide that a person may file a notice of lien with regard to a motor vehicle, mobile home, or boat. The date of filing the notice of lien will be the date of its receipt by the tax collector's office. For documentation requirements and instructions, read the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' lien addition publication.

If you're a Manatee County resident (or a Manatee County business with a physical address in Manatee County) but you're currently out of state and need to add a lien by mail, complete the lien addition form and mail it with your payment to the address below. Lieholders adding a lien to a title for a Manatee County resident may also choose this option.

Manatee County Tax Collector
PO Box 25300
Bradenton FL 34206-5300

To calculate your fees, see our motor vehicle fees page. Make sure you choose the correct fees, which are different for an electronic title than for a paper title. Make your check payable to Ken Burton, Jr., Tax Collector.

Lien additions by mail are available only to Manatee County residents. If you live in another county, or if you're a lienholder adding a lien for a customer that lives in another county, contact that county's tax collector office to add a lien by mail.

Satisfying a lien

Florida statutes contain rules and regulations for satisfying a recorded lien and for alternate methods of removing a recorded lien. For documentation requirements and instructions, read the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' lien satisfaction publication.

Our office does not process lien satisfactions by mail. If your title is electronic, read our electronic title publication for lien satisfaction information.

Appointments required / office locations

Appointments are required for all transactions! Visit taxcollector.com to schedule an appointment for your title transaction. We only serve Manatee County residents and businesses. Limit four transactions per appointment. We have three convenient offices to serve you: our DeSoto office (located closest to the Island and to West and Central Bradenton), our Lakewood Ranch office (located closest to Lakewood Ranch and East Manatee County), and our North River office (located closest to Palmetto, Ellenton, and Parrish).

Non-Manatee County residents

Not a Manatee County resident? Out-of-county residents can only be served at First Manatee South County Tag Agency. See the section above for more details regarding the First Manatee South County Tag Agency. Otherwise, you will need to visit your home county tax collector’s office.