Unpaid on a Northshore job? LevelSet Collections prepares and records St. Tammany Parish lien claims, Louisiana’s statement of claim or privilege, for contractors, subcontractors and suppliers on jobs in Covington, Mandeville, Slidell, Madisonville, Abita Springs and the subdivisions in between. We have filed more than 1,100 liens since 2020, and the whole St. Tammany filing is one all-inclusive price.
Quick answer: A St. Tammany Parish lien is a statement of claim or privilege recorded in the parish mortgage records by the St. Tammany Clerk of Court’s Recording Department at the Justice Center, 701 N. Columbia Street in Covington. The filing window depends on whether a notice of contract and notice of termination were recorded. See the full Louisiana deadlines and statutes.
Where St. Tammany Parish claims are recorded
St. Tammany splits the work between two Clerk of Court departments in the Justice Center at 701 N. Columbia Street in Covington. The Recording Department, on the basement level, records all conveyance, mortgage and miscellaneous documents affecting immovable property in the parish. The Land Records Department, on the ground level and open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., keeps the mortgage and conveyance records, including liens, and handles research and copies.
The Clerk posts a daily status showing how far recordings have been cleared and indexed, and warns that documents filed after the cleared date haven’t been checked for accuracy. A notice of termination filed last week may not be indexed yet, so we check that date before relying on any search.
The Clerk also publishes the forms owners use to get rid of a claim, including a Bond for Release of Private Works Lien and an affidavit depositing a cash bond to cancel a lien. If you see one of those recorded after your claim, the owner has bonded around it, and the claim moves to the bond.
Finding the legal owner and legal description in St. Tammany Parish
The St. Tammany Parish Assessor’s Office, under Assessor Louis Fitzmorris, runs the assessment lookup and a GIS parcel viewer we use to confirm the owner and parcel.
For the legal description and the job’s paper trail, we search the Clerk’s records through Cott RecordHub for a notice of contract, a notice of termination and any bond. Northshore subdivisions are described by lot, phase and subdivision name, and the claim has to match the recorded plat.
Cities we file in across St. Tammany Parish
Covington is the parish seat. The parish has three cities (Covington, Mandeville and Slidell), three towns (Abita Springs, Madisonville and Pearl River) and two villages (Folsom and Sun). Lacombe, Eden Isle and Bush are unincorporated. Every claim in the parish goes to the Clerk of Court in Covington.
Hammond and Ponchatoula are across the line in Tangipahoa Parish, and Bogalusa is in Washington Parish. And a Covington, Louisiana claim has nothing to do with Covington, Kentucky, so check the paperwork before it goes out.
St. Tammany work is mostly new subdivisions, custom homes, remodels and storm repair, plus retail and medical work along the I-12 corridor. On the public side, DOTD finished a three-phase, $170 million I-12 widening through the Mandeville and Covington area, with the final $56.2 million phase, LA 21 to LA 1077, opening ahead of its spring 2026 target. Highway jobs like that run on Public Works Act bonds, not liens.
What sinks claims in St. Tammany Parish
- Trusting a search past the cleared date. Recordings after the Clerk’s posted cleared date may not be indexed or checked yet.
- A supplier missing the 75-day notice. On a notice-of-contract job, a seller to a sub has to notify the owner and contractor within 75 days after the last day of the month of delivery.
- Not noticing a bond. Once the owner records a bond for release of a private works lien, your claim runs against the bond, not the property.
- The wrong parish for a Northshore job. Hammond and Ponchatoula are in Tangipahoa; Bogalusa is in Washington Parish.
- A lot description that doesn’t match the plat. Phase and lot numbers in newer subdivisions get mixed up. See the Louisiana deadline table for the filing windows.
How LevelSet handles a St. Tammany Parish claim
- Intake. You tell us the job address, who hired you, what you’re owed, your last delivery or work date and any notices you sent.
- Statutory form. We confirm the owner with the St. Tammany Assessor, search RecordHub for a notice of contract, termination or bond, and prepare the statement of claim or privilege with the plat description.
- Notarization. Matt Rush signs the statement as agent for the claimant in front of a notary.
- Recording. We record it with the Clerk of Court’s Recording Department in Covington and confirm it shows up in the mortgage records.
- Service. The owner gets a copy of the recorded claim, and we send a copy to the general contractor.
Example: a St. Tammany Parish deadline walk-through
Example: A building supply company sells framing lumber to a framing sub on a Mandeville medical office where a notice of contract was recorded. Its last delivery is June 18. Its notice of nonpayment to the owner and general contractor is due by September 13, 75 days after June 30. The owner later records a notice of termination on October 6, so the supplier’s statement of claim has to be recorded in Covington by November 5 (30 days).
Too late for a St. Tammany Parish claim?
Your claim against whoever hired you survives a missed window. We pursue unpaid Northshore construction invoices through construction collections on contingency, 10% to 33%, and if nothing is collected you owe nothing.
Other Louisiana parishes we file in
East Baton Rouge Parish · Jefferson Parish · Orleans Parish
Statewide notices, filing windows and statute citations are on our Louisiana lien page. We file across Louisiana, parish by parish.
Pricing
Liens $199 to $500, including recording fees, notarizing and serving. Pre-lien notices $100. Typical turnaround 2 business days. No minimum. Call (469) 694-8003, Monday through Friday, 8am to 7pm.
Frequently asked questions
Where do you file a St. Tammany Parish lien?
In the parish mortgage records, through the St. Tammany Clerk of Court’s Recording Department in the Justice Center, 701 N. Columbia Street, Covington.
Can a St. Tammany owner remove a claim with a bond?
Yes. The Clerk publishes a Bond for Release of Private Works Lien and a cash-bond affidavit to cancel a lien. Once one is recorded, the claim runs against the bond instead of the property.
Why might a recent notice of termination not show up in a St. Tammany search?
The Clerk posts a cleared-through date for daily recordings. Documents filed after that date may not be indexed or checked yet, so we check the date before relying on a search.
Are Hammond and Ponchatoula jobs filed in St. Tammany?
No. They’re in Tangipahoa Parish. St. Tammany covers Covington, Mandeville, Slidell, Abita Springs, Madisonville, Pearl River, Folsom, Sun and the unincorporated areas around them.
This page is general information, not legal advice. LevelSet Collections is not a law firm; we prepare and file liens and notices as agent for the claimant. Deadlines change and depend on the facts of your job. We'll check your dates against the statute before filing. Lien laws are constantly changing. Contact us for the most up-to-date information.
Owed money on a Northshore job?
Northshore claims $199 to $500, all-inclusive of recording, notarizing and serving. Recorded with the St. Tammany Clerk of Court, usually in 2 business days. Call (469) 694-8003.
