The tax lien was an error. It shouldn't have been filed, and the release that was subsequently recorded said as much. Nonetheless, it popped up on all three credit reports about 9 months after it was filed and released. I wrote letters with all supporting documentation from state tax department re the error, and, so far, only Experian has deleted it. The others have just said "reporting as released," but I want it GONE. Not that it helped me much! Frustrating, truly frustrating.