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Oops! I Need to Change my Filing Information

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Filings remain in the LiensNC system indefinitely, and therefore cannot be edited once submitted. Even though every situation is unique, to avoid confusion and/or possible delays in your project, refiling a new Appointment may be the best option. This should be done as soon as a problem with the original filing is detected.

If refiling does occur, we suggest adding a comment to both the erroneous (old) and the correct (new) filings to cross-reference and connect the two Appointments. This step is very important and will help ensure project transparency.

Example:
Comment on Erroneous Filing: "Filed in error. Please disregard and use the correct filing, entry #22222" (AND)
Comment on Correct Filing: "Please disregard entry #11111. It was filed in error."

​An alternative option is the 'Add Comment' feature. Comments can be added by the original filer and are sometimes used to provide supplemental or corrective project information.  (NOTE: As we do not govern inspections offices, settlement agents, etc., certain parties may not accept comments as acceptable filing information.)

DIRECTIONS

Step 1 - Adding a Comment

1. Locate the filing by either performing a search or by accessing the History area to retrieve your submitted filings.
2. Once located, select the 'Add Comment' option from the filing's drop-down Action menu.
3. Enter your comment text into the message area.
4. Select the 'Save' option to add the comment, or select the 'Close' option to cancel.

​Step 2 - Viewing Saved Comments
Locate the filing by either performing a search or by accessing the History area to retrieve your submitted filings.

• Once located, notice the 'Comments' section below the filing entry. This section will either display comments that have been made (including the user and date stamp) or it will indicate, 'No comments have been made.' Comments will be listed in sequential order, with the most recent on top.
• When viewing the project details page of a specific entry, notice the 'View Comments (0)' note at the bottom of the page. The number in parenthesis indicates how many comments have/have not been made. If comments exist for the filing, the comment note will be linked - indicated in blue text and be clickable. Users can click on the link to have the comments open, where they will be listed in sequential order, with the most recent on top. Simply close the popup to cancel viewing comments.

QUICK FACTS

Comments...

• can be added to either an Appointment or Notice filing.
  
• can only be added by the user who filed.
• cannot be edited or deleted once saved.
• are searchable.
• can be viewed by all LiensNC users (not just the filer) in the following areas of the site: Search results, History, and Related Filings Report.
• do not display on the project details printout. (Rather, they must be viewed online)
• can only be printed by accessing the Related Filings Report.
• are sent via email to all project notification subscribers when they are saved.
• can contain up to 100 characters per comment, but there is no limit on the number of comment instances that can be added to a project.

Step 3 - Printing Saved Comments
Comments are not included in the project details printout and therefore will not be displayed at the job site. They are intended to be viewed online and were implement to enhance searching efforts. To print comments, access the 'Related Filings Report' option from the filing's drop-down Action menu. 

• Click on the 'Print Report' button to print all of the project details, including comments.
• Click on the 'Download Report' button to obtain a PDF, CSV, or Email version of the report, which will also include comments and can be saved and/or printed.

​LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RELATED FILINGS REPORT