Lien Search Request

Change to Lien Search Process

Effective November 29, 2022

Attention title companies, closing agents and others obtaining information about outstanding debt owed to the City:

The City of Lake Wales has partnered with Net Assets to process lien search requests for Permits, Code Compliance and Utilities.

Effective November 29, 2022, all lien search inquiries or requests will be submitted directly to Net Assets. To establish an account with Net Assets, please CLICK HERE to register your business or as an individual. 

Already using the Conduits™ service?  Go to http://conduits.netassets.net

The fee is $50.00 for each lien search request.

The complete property address, and/or parcel ID numbers will be required for all searches of outstanding municipal liens, code enforcement liens and outstanding utility balances. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE! Our data sets with Conduits include all of the addresses within Polk County, FL. Please ensure that you are paying for the correct parcel/address when processing your search. Payment on an incorrect parcel/address will not be refunded.

Should you have any questions please contact the departments below: 

For Permits: LienSearches@LakeWalesFL.gov   

For Code Compliance: CodeCompliance@LakeWalesFL.gov 

For Utilities: UtilityServices@LakeWalesFL.gov