Registering a judgment against land
I have previously written about pre and post judgment garnishing
orders as well as the types of funds subject to garnishment.
However, there are other methods of enforcing a judgment beyond
garnishing the debtor's wages or bank accounts.
If the person or company whom the creditor has a judgment
against owns real property in British Columbia, that creditor can
register the judgment against that property (s.210 Land Title
Act RSBC 196 ch. 250). This applies to both judgments obtained
in the Supreme Court and Provincial Small Claims Court. The
registered judgment will show up as a charge against the title to
the debtor's land. If the creditor is uncertain as to whether
or not the debtor owns land, the creditor can do a name search at a
land title office for a modest fee. Alternatively, the creditor may
wish to have a lawyer or notary provide the same service. By having
the judgment registered against the debtor's land, it makes
