Data updated October 12, 2026 · Sonoma County, California

Sonoma County Mechanics Lien List

407 Sonoma County properties carry an open mechanics lien — #15 of California's 58 counties and 1.4% of the statewide total. A mechanics lien is recorded by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier who did work on the property and wasn't paid, and it clouds the title until it's paid or released. It's a distress signal with a story attached: a project stopped mid-stream, or the owner's cash ran out with the work already done. Each claim here is matched against recorded releases, so the list holds only liens that are still open.

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Every recorded lien

Tax liens, judgments, mechanics liens, HOA liens. Amounts, parties, and whether each one is still active — matched against recorded releases, so a lien on the profile is a lien that's really there.

A real Petaluma single-family home in Properant — each lien, who filed it, the owner, loans and equity on one page
The profile on this page is a real Petaluma record: a 2-bed, 1-bath single-family home, about 753 sq ft, built in 1915 on a 5,000 sq ft lot — carrying one recorded lien, with most of its value unencumbered. It sits in Sonoma County, pulled straight from the county's recorded documents and shown exactly as it appears inside Properant: every lien recorded against the home, who filed it and when it was recorded, stacked with the same home's owner record, open loans and true equity. Every property behind this page's numbers opens into a profile like this.
407
Properties With Open Mechanics Liens In Sonoma County
#15 Of 58 Counties·1.4% Of California·Counted From County Records

Sonoma County At A Glance

Sonoma County is home to about 485,642 people and is tracked parcel by parcel across every city and unincorporated community inside it. Across Sonoma County the platform is tracking 3,120 tax-delinquent, 119 under a notice of default and 194 in pre-foreclosure.

The pressure is not spread evenly. Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sonoma, Guerneville and Sebastopol carry 65% of it between them, out of 33 communities in the county.

By ZIP, 95476, 95404, 95446 and 95407 run heaviest. Santa Rosa High School District and West Sonoma County Union High School District contain the largest shares.

Lien Activity In Sonoma County

Live from recorded county documents, releases removed — the same records the list itself is counted from.

504
Open Lien Claims On Record
18
Recorded In The Last 30 Days
$31,265
Median Open Lien
$4,500,007
Largest Open Lien

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What's on Every Property Record

Every property shows the recorded claim amount, the claimant, and the recording date, alongside the parcel's full picture — the owner's record and mailing address, open loans, other liens, tax status, foreclosure stage, and true equity — so a lien on a high-equity home separates from one buried under debt before you reach out.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many properties with open mechanics liens are there in Sonoma County?

Properant tracks 407 properties with open mechanics liens in Sonoma County as of October 12, 2026 — ranked #15 of California's 58 counties — counted from recorded county documents with releases and cancellations removed.

Why are mechanics liens in Sonoma County a motivated-seller signal?

Because the lien points at a specific, recent failure: work was done and the money to pay for it wasn't there. Owners carrying one often have a half-finished project or a cash crunch a sale would solve — and the lien must be dealt with at any closing, which makes a straightforward offer genuinely useful.

Can I download the Sonoma County list?

Yes. Inside Properant you can filter Sonoma County by city, equity, owner type, and every other signal, save the list, and export it — or upload your own list for matching and enrichment. The trial is free and requires no credit card.

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