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A. The fact that a lien has been filed;

 
B. The date and place the lien was filed;

 
C. The amount of the judgment and costs as stated in the
execution judgment;

 
D. The name of the judgment creditor and attorney, if
any, including their addresses; and

 
E. The following statement: "To dissolve this lien,
please contact (the creditor or the creditor's attorney)."

 
6. Filing during pendency of attachment; date of
perfection. If a lien created by this section is filed or
recorded during the pendency of any prejudgment or post-
judgment attachment obtained in the underlying civil action
against property subject to the lien, the effective date of
the lien in the property must relate back to the date of
perfection of the attachment. The relation back applies only
to that portion of the lien up to the amount of the
attachment. The remainder of such a lien, and the full amount
of a lien created when no attachment is pending, becomes
effective and perfected from the date of the filing or
recording of the execution judgment.

 
7. Enforcement. The lien provided in this section may be
enforced by a turnover or sale order pursuant to section 3131.

 
8. Abuse of lien process. A creditor who fails to
discharge an execution a judgment lien filed against property
of a debtor that is exempt from attachment and execution is
liable to the debtor for actual damages suffered as a result
of the failure to discharge if the debtor gave written notice
and proof to the creditor that the property filed against is
exempt from attachment and execution and the creditor failed
to discharge the execution judgment lien within 15 days after
receiving the notice and proof. A debtor who prevails in an
action to recover damages under this subsection is entitled to
reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in bringing the
action.

 
9. Duration of lien; renewal. A lien created pursuant to
this section after the effective date of this subsection
continues for a period of 20 years from the date of the filing
of the writ of execution attested copy of the final judgment
or of the recording of the writ of execution attested copy of
the final judgment in the registry of deeds, unless the
judgment is paid, discharged or released. A lien may be
renewed once for a period of 20 years from the filing or
recording of a renewal, pluries or alias writ of execution a
further attested copy of the final judgment in the same manner
as the original writ of execution


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