The duties of the appraisal district include: Tax rates and ultimately the amount of taxes levied on property are determined by governing bodies of each of the taxing authorities. Mineral, utility and industrial accounts are appraised for the district by Pritchard & Abbott, Inc. in Amarillo, Texas.
Some states have a form you can fill out. For example, if you want to file a lien in California on personal property such as a car or a boat, you would fill out a Notice of Judgment Lien, Form JL-1 and file it with the California secretary of state.
For a claimant to file a lien it first must serve the owner and principal contractor with a notice of intent to file a lien 10 days before the lien statement is filed. The filing of the notice extends the time a claimant may file a lien an additional six months or four months from the completion of the project.