Cumberland County ME Liens: UCC, Tax & Municipal

Search recorded liens in Cumberland County, Maine: the Portland metro, by debtor, owner, lender, lien claimant or town. Get one clean row per recorded UCC filing, federal tax lien, municipal lien, Maine Department of Labor lien, other statutory lien, discharge, release or termination.

Cumberland County is Maine's largest recording jurisdiction, covering Portland, Brunswick, Scarborough, Gorham, Windham, Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Freeport, Yarmouth and the rest of the county. This actor turns the county's public land-records index into structured, flat JSON.

Here is one real record from this actor.

{
  "record_id": "ME-CUMBERLAND-22266",
  "record_type": "recorded_lien",
  "document_number": "22266",
  "instrument_number": "22266",
  "document_type": "MUNICIPAL LIEN",
  "document_type_code": "MUNI",
  "filing_type": "municipal_lien",
  "filing_type_label": "Municipal lien",
  "lien_category": "municipal_lien",
  "lien_category_label": "Municipal lien",
  "is_release": false,
  "recorded_date": "2025-06-23",
  "recorded_time": "8:45AM",
  "recorded_year": 2025,
  "page_count": 1,
  "document_status": "Verified/Certified",
  "book": "41528",
  "page": "188",
  "book_page": "41528/188",
  "town": "SCARBORO",
  "debtor_name": "SMITH ARTHUR H",
  "debtor_names": "SMITH ARTHUR H; BARBARA J SMITH REVOCABLE TRUST",
  "debtor_count": 2,
  "secured_party_name": "SCARBOROUGH TOWN OF",
  "secured_party_names": "SCARBOROUGH TOWN OF",
  "secured_party_count": 1,
  "grantor_name": "SMITH ARTHUR H",
  "grantor_names": "SMITH ARTHUR H; BARBARA J SMITH REVOCABLE TRUST",
  "grantee_name": "SCARBOROUGH TOWN OF",
  "grantee_names": "SCARBOROUGH TOWN OF",
  "party_direction": "grantor_debtor",
  "party_roles": "SMITH ARTHUR H | Grantor; BARBARA J SMITH REVOCABLE TRUST | Grantor; SCARBOROUGH TOWN OF | Grantee",
  "party_count": 3,
  "county": "Cumberland",
  "state": "ME",
  "source": "Cumberland County Registry of Deeds (Maine)",
  "source_page": "https://www.cumberlandcountyme.gov/index.php",
  "source_url": "https://i2k.uslandrecords.com/ME/Cumberland/",
  "search_role": "debtor",
  "search_term": "SMITH",
  "search_terms": "name=SMITH; role=debtor; dates=2025-01-01..2026-10-21; types=municipal_lien",
  "search_type": "name",
  "match_type": "contains",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-21T23:24:26.927Z",
  "confidence": 0.95
}

Input | Output | Pricing

Table of contents

• What you get
• Input and filters
• Use cases
• Coverage and freshness
• Pricing
• Comparison with other Apify actors
• Related LienIntel actors
• FAQ
• Run it through the Apify API

What you get

• Document number, book and page, page count and document status
• Document type and normalized category: UCC, tax lien, municipal lien, labor lien or other lien
• Filing type: UCC-1, UCC amendment, continuation, assignment, termination, federal tax lien, federal tax release, municipal lien, municipal discharge, Maine DOL lien and more
• Recorded date and time, plus recording year
• Debtor / owner / employer names and secured party / lender / claimant names
• Grantor and grantee names exactly as the county publishes them
• Party direction, so you know which side carries the debtor on releases and terminations
• Town, county and state
• Release flag for terminations, discharges and releases

Each record can carry these 46 fields. A field the source does not publish for a record comes back as null.

Field	Type	Description
record_id	string	Unique record key: ME-CUMBERLAND plus the recorded document number
record_type	string	Record type: recorded_lien
document_number	string	Cumberland County recorded document number, for example 24296
instrument_number	string	Instrument number; same as the recorded document number
document_type	string	Document type as published, for example UCC-1 FINANCIAL STATEMENT, US TAX LIEN, MUNICIPAL LIEN or LIEN
document_type_code	string	Normalized type code, for example UCC1, UCC3T, FTL, MUNI, DOL or LIEN
filing_type	string	Normalized filing type, for example ucc_initial, ucc_termination, tax_lien, tax_lien_release, municipal_lien, labor_lien or other_lien
filing_type_label	string	Human-readable filing type
lien_category	string	Normalized category: ucc, tax_lien, municipal_lien, labor_lien or other_lien
lien_category_label	string	Human-readable lien category
is_release	boolean	True for UCC terminations and partial releases, federal tax-lien discharges and partial releases, municipal discharges and releases, and Maine DOL discharges
recorded_date	string	Recording date in YYYY-MM-DD format
recorded_time	string	Recording time as published, for example 9:55AM
recorded_year	integer	Recording year as an integer
page_count	integer	Number of recorded pages
document_status	string	Document status as published, for example Verified/Certified
book	string	Book number when published
page	string	Page number when published
book_page	string	Book and page as published, for example 41553/192
town	string	Cumberland County town or towns associated with the document
debtor_name	string	Primary debtor, owner, employer or taxpayer name
debtor_names	string	All debtor-side names, separated by semicolons
debtor_count	integer	Number of debtor-side names
secured_party_name	string	Primary secured party, lien claimant, creditor or releasing party name
secured_party_names	string	All secured-party names, separated by semicolons
secured_party_count	integer	Number of secured-party names
grantor_name	string	Primary grantor name as published
grantor_names	string	All grantor names as published
grantee_name	string	Primary grantee name as published
grantee_names	string	All grantee names as published
party_direction	string	Which published side carries the debtor: grantor_debtor, grantee_debtor, secured_party_transfer, claimant_heuristic or mixed
party_roles	string	All published parties as name / role strings
party_count	integer	Number of published party entries
county	string	County name: Cumberland
state	string	State code: ME
source	string	Source name
source_page	string	Official Cumberland County Registry of Deeds page
source_url	string	Public Cumberland County land-records search page
search_role	string	Search side: debtor, secured_party or both
search_term	string	Name that produced the record
search_terms	string	Search and date-range context
search_type	string	Search type: name
match_type	string	Name match type: contains, soundex or near
observed_at	string	ISO 8601 timestamp when the record was observed
confidence	number	Confidence score for the normalized record
error	string	Error message when no records were returned or the run failed; error records are not charged

Input and filters

All inputs are optional.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
debtorNames	array	no	(none)	Names to search on the debtor, owner, employer or grantor side, up to 20. Partial names are supported, for example SMITH, JONES or SMITHFIELD. Each name is searched separately and results are deduplicated.
securedPartyNames	array	no	(none)	Names to search on the secured-party, lien-claimant, creditor or release side, up to 20. For example GOODLEAP, CONCERT FINANCE, INTERNAL REVENUE or a town or contractor name. Each name is searched separately.
lienTypes	array	no	["ucc", "tax_lien", "municipal_lien", "l	Categories to include. Allowed values: ucc, tax_lien, municipal_lien, labor_lien, other_lien. Leave empty for all categories.
includeReleases	boolean	no	true	Include UCC terminations and partial releases, federal tax-lien discharges and partial releases, municipal lien discharges and releases, and Maine DOL lien discharges. Turn off to return only new liens and active filings.
town	string	no	(none)	Optional Cumberland County town to narrow the search, for example PORTLAND, BRUNSWICK, SCARBOROUGH, GORHAM or WINDHAM. Leave empty for all towns.
matchType	string	no	"contains"	How names are matched: contains (default), soundex or near. Values: contains, soundex, near.
dateFrom	string	no	(none)	Earliest recorded date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for the last 365 days. Long ranges are split automatically.
dateTo	string	no	(none)	Latest recorded date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for today.
maxFilings	integer	no	25	Maximum number of unique lien or UCC records to return and charge. Free Apify users receive up to 10 results per run.

A working example to paste into the Input tab:

{
  "debtorNames": [
    "SMITH"
  ],
  "lienTypes": [
    "ucc",
    "tax_lien",
    "municipal_lien"
  ],
  "includeReleases": true,
  "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2026-10-21",
  "maxFilings": 10
}

Use cases

• Search Portland and Scarborough municipal liens per town with town, plus Maine Department of Labor liens and UCC filings.
• MCA, equipment-finance and factoring teams: spot new UCC-1 filings and lender changes in the Portland metro.
• Commercial lenders and credit teams: monitor competitor secured-party activity and lien releases.
• Construction suppliers and contractors: find municipal and other lien filings by town and claimant.
• Tax-lien and recovery researchers: track federal tax liens, discharges and partial releases.

Coverage and freshness

• Jurisdiction: Cumberland County, Maine Registry of Deeds.
• Record families: UCC-1 and the UCC-3 chain (amendments, continuations, assignments, terminations and partial releases), federal tax liens and releases, municipal liens and releases, Maine DOL liens and discharges, and other recorded liens.
• Towns: all Cumberland County towns, including Portland, Brunswick, Scarborough, Gorham, Windham, Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Freeport, Yarmouth, Cumberland, Gray, New Gloucester, North Yarmouth, Raymond, Standish, Westbrook, Naples, Casco, Bridgton, Harrison, Baldwin, Hiram, Denmark, Sebago, Pownal, Poland, Minot, Mechanic Falls, Frye Island, Long Island, Chebeague Island, Otisfield and Harpswell.
• Freshness: the public index is updated as documents are recorded. Recent recordings appear first in the county index.

This is public-record research, not a consumer credit report. Use it for business research, lien monitoring and due diligence.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. These are the current Apify prices, read on 2026-11-06.

Event	Price	When it is charged
result	$0.015	Each record delivered to your dataset
apify-actor-start	$0.003	When a run starts, once per GB of run memory with a minimum of one

At the default 512 MB, a run that delivers 100 records costs $1.503.

• Apify asks for a maximum spend of at least $0.018 per run on this actor.
• Accounts on the free Apify plan receive up to 10 results per run.
• If nothing matches or the source fails, you get one row with an error field and no result charge. The start event still applies to the run.
• Set a maximum cost per run and the actor stops delivering results when it reaches that limit.

Comparison with other Apify actors

No dedicated actor for this source on the Apify Store as of November 2026. We searched the public Store on 2026-11-06 with queries including "Cumberland County Maine lien", "Cumberland County recorder" and "Cumberland County ucc", and we reviewed the listings for this source and data type. Broader actors exist: shelvick/property-deed-records searches deed and lien records from county recorder indexes. Their listings do not name this source, so we could not confirm that they cover it. Store listings change, so run the same search before you rely on this.

Related LienIntel actors

Other public LienIntel actors for the same buyer:

• Alaska Recorder UCC & Lien Filings: Debtors & Lenders: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Alaska
• Allegan County MI UCC & Lien Records Search: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Allegan County, Michigan
• Allegheny County PA UCC Filings: Debtors & Secured Parties: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
• Arapahoe County CO Lien Filings: UCC, Tax & Mechanics: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Arapahoe County, Colorado

FAQ

Does this cover the whole state of Maine?

No. It covers Cumberland County only. Maine records land documents at the county registry level, and other counties have separate indexes.

Does it include UCC filings?

Yes. UCC-1 financing statements and the UCC-3 chain, amendments, continuations, assignments, terminations and partial releases, are included when recorded in Cumberland County.

Does it include releases?

Yes, by default. Turn off includeReleases to return only new liens and active filings.

Can I search by lender or lien claimant?

Yes. Use securedPartyNames to search the secured-party, claimant or creditor side.

Can I search by town?

Yes. Set town to a Cumberland County town such as PORTLAND or BRUNSWICK.

Why did I get no results?

Try a shorter date range, a broader name, or a different match type.

Is this a consumer credit report?

No. It returns public recorded documents for research and workflow automation. It is not a consumer report under the FCRA and must not be used to decide credit, employment, housing or insurance eligibility.

Run it through the Apify API

Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/lienintel~cumberland-county-me-lien-filings/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"debtorNames": ["SMITH"], "lienTypes": ["ucc", "tax_lien", "municipal_lien"], "includeReleases": true, "dateFrom": "2025-01-01", "dateTo": "2026-10-21", "maxFilings": 10}'

With the Apify CLI:

$apify call lienintel/cumberland-county-me-lien-filings --input '{"debtorNames": ["SMITH"], "lienTypes": ["ucc", "tax_lien", "municipal_lien"], "includeReleases": true, "dateFrom": "2025-01-01", "dateTo": "2026-10-21", "maxFilings": 10}'

Every run writes to a dataset that you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel from the Storage tab or through the Apify API.

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LienIntel is an independent data provider and is not affiliated with any government office named on this page. Records are public and are provided for research and workflow automation. This is not a certified search and not a consumer report under the FCRA.