Letters to the Editor: A few ‘simple steps’ to help alleviate abuse of lien filings

To the editor: The Los Angeles Instances has reported on this problem earlier than, and it appears apparent that a number of easy steps might doubtlessly alleviate a lot of the issue (“With fake liens, antigovernment agitators aim to damage political opponents’ credit, careers,” July 30).

Submitting a false lien ought to be a felony in each state. The submitting payment ought to be low-cost (e.g., tens of {dollars}) however submitting ought to require affirmation of truthfulness, just like tax submitting, and will remind the filer that it’s a felony to file falsely. And naturally, submitting ought to notify the goal. Prosecutors ought to moreover cost abusers with harassment.

Randall Gellens, San Diego