Which Trump properties have formal liens or judgments recorded in county land records and where can those filings be checked?

1. The concrete case: a Westchester filing that creates liens on local properties

In March 2024 New York Attorney General Letitia James filed the state’s judgment in Westchester County, and Westchester County Clerk Tim Idoni said that action “effectively places a lien on Trump’s properties in the county,” making Westchester the most plainly documented locality where a formal judgment has been entered and recorded against properties tied to Trump’s businesses ^[1].

2. What that Westchester filing means in practice — and what it does not

Legal analysts and reporting explain that recording a judgment in a county clerk’s office creates a lien that can lead to levy and sale if the judgment is not paid, but obtaining and enforcing a sale of complex commercial assets is legally and logistically difficult; a lien is a legal lever, not an immediate transfer of title ^{[2] [4]}. Court rulings and commentary also note layers of LLCs and legal claims can complicate enforcement against buildings such as 40 Wall Street or Trump Tower even if liens attach to related entities ^{[4] [5]}.

3. Other properties identified as potential targets — listed in reporting, not as confirmed recorded liens

Press outlets and the Attorney General’s materials have identified a roster of Trump-owned or -controlled assets that could be subject to enforcement — including Westchester’s Seven Springs estate, golf clubs and Miami-area properties cited in the fraud case — but reporting distinguishes between assets “that could be seized” and assets that already have liens recorded; the ABC News and AG addendum coverage lists potential properties while stopping short of asserting they all carry recorded county liens ^{[6] [7]}.

4. Where to check county land records and lien filings — the practical step

County clerk land-records offices are the primary repositories where judgments and liens are recorded; for example, the Westchester County Clerk’s office is the place the AG used to register its judgment in that county ^[1]. More generally, local circuit-court or county clerk land-records departments preserve judgments and liens and offer public search tools or in-person research rooms — many provide online case- or land-record search portals referenced by clerks and courts ^[3].

5. How to search systematically: county clerks, state case search portals and commercial aggregators

A diligent search requires checking the county clerk or recorder in each county where Trump-linked entities hold title — filings are local — and using state or county electronic case-search or land-record platforms where available; court clerks explicitly advise public self-research and note they cannot provide legal title searches for users ^[3]. Commercial public-record services aggregate county records nationally but are third‑party sources and vary in completeness and cost ^[8].

6. The political and legal context that shapes these filings

The AG’s registration in Westchester is both a legal enforcement move and a strategic step in a politically charged civil case: recording judgments secures a legal claim against assets, and news coverage frames that move as a step toward possible seizure if the judgment is not paid, while defenders emphasize the appeal process and the difficulty of converting a judgment into clean title or a sale ^{[1] [2] [5]}.

7. Limitation of reporting and next steps for verification

Available reporting confirms the Westchester registration as a recorded judgment/lien ^[1] and explains the mechanics and consequences in general terms ^{[2] [5]}, but public sources in this packet do not provide an exhaustive, county-by-county registry of which Trump properties beyond Westchester already have formal liens recorded; that requires direct searches of county clerk/land-records databases or the AG’s published addenda for each jurisdiction ^{[3] [7]}.