Data updated October 12, 2026 · San Francisco County, California
San Francisco County Utility Lien List
2,850 San Francisco County properties carry an open utility lien — #5 of California's 58 counties and 3.5% of the statewide total. A utility lien records when water, sewer, or municipal service bills go unpaid long enough that the provider attaches the debt to the property. The amounts are usually small, and that's the point: nobody lets a utility bill become a recorded lien on a home that's being looked after. It's one of the earliest recorded signs of a property nobody is minding. Each lien here is matched against recorded releases, so the list holds only debt that is still open.
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Sample Records
5 Real Utility Lien Properties In San Francisco County
5 records pulled from the database, picked from the highest AI distress scores in the county. Click a pin or a row to light it up on the map, double-click to open the same property profile subscribers see. Owner names, mailing addresses, parcel numbers, and contacts are shown in the free trial (no credit card required).
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| Property | Type | Value | Equity | Lien Amount | Lien Position | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1520 FLOOD AVE SAN FRANCISCO · 2 bd / 1 ba · 1,210 sf | Single Family | $1.86M | $1.43M77% | $11K Open Utility Lien | 2nd | 63 |
2137 GILLETTE AVE SAN FRANCISCO · 5 bd / 5 ba · 2,736 sf | Single Family | $1.55M | $1.55M100% | $600 Open Utility Lien | 1st | 55 |
32908 CALIFORNIA ST SAN FRANCISCO · 17 bd / 12 ba · 10,893 sf | Multi-Family | $3.42M | $32K1% | $20K Open Utility Lien | 2nd | 53 |
4577 14TH AVE SAN FRANCISCO · 8 bd / 6 ba · 8,000 sf | Multi-Family | $3.02M | $1.91M63% | $6K Open Utility Lien | 3rd | 51 |
520 CUMBERLAND ST SAN FRANCISCO · 6 bd / 6 ba · 4,110 sf | Multi-Family | $2.72M | $618K23% | $609 Open Utility Lien | 2nd | 50 |
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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.
The Full San Francisco County Distress Pipeline
San Francisco County At A Glance
San Francisco County is home to about 836,321 people and is tracked parcel by parcel across every city and unincorporated community inside it. Across San Francisco County the platform is tracking 2,260 tax-delinquent, 122 under a notice of default and 180 in pre-foreclosure.
The pressure is not spread evenly. and San Francisco carry 100% of it between them, out of 1 communities in the county.
By ZIP, 94103, 94110, 94124 and 94112 run heaviest. Most of it falls inside San Francisco Unified School District.
Lien Activity In San Francisco County
Live from recorded county documents, releases removed — the same records the list itself is counted from.
What's on Every Property Record
Every property shows the recorded lien amount and date alongside the owner's record and mailing address, open loans, other liens, tax status, foreclosure stage, and true equity — so a utility lien on a vacant, tax-delinquent, high-equity house stands out from ordinary noise in one search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many properties with open utility liens are there in San Francisco County?
Properant tracks 2,850 properties with open utility liens in San Francisco County as of October 12, 2026 — ranked #5 of California's 58 counties — counted from recorded county documents with releases and cancellations removed.
Why are utility liens in San Francisco County a useful lead source?
Because of what a recorded utility lien says about the owner, not the amount. Attentive owners never let a water bill become a lien — so when one records, it usually marks an empty house, an heir who walked away, or an owner in real trouble. Stacked with tax delinquency or a vacancy flag, it's the profile of a property whose owner has already moved on.
Can I download the San Francisco County list?
Yes. Inside Properant you can filter San Francisco 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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