Alabama

Required Before Lien

None Required

Within 6 months from the last day for Original Contractors, 4 months for Subs and Material suppliers

Alaska

Before work begins

None Required

Within 90 days after last performance if no notice of completion

Arizona

Within 20 days from first day of furnishing labor, materials, or equipment.

None Required

Contractor: Within 90 days from the last day of work or within 45 days if notice of completion was filed.

Subs and material suppliers: Within 60 days from last day of work or within 35 days if a notice of completion filed.

Arkansas

Before work begins

10 day notice to owners, except for original contractors.

Within 120 days from the last day of furnishing labor, materials or equipment.

California

Within 20 days from the first day of work for Subs and Material Suppliers

None Required

General / Prime Contractors: within 90 days of last day of work or within 60 days if Notice of Completion is filed.

Subs and Material Suppliers:  Within 90 days of last day work or within 30 days if notice of completion is filed.

Colorado

None Required

Within 10 days before filing lien

Within 4 months of last day of work.

Connecticut

None Required

Within 90 days of last day of work.

Within 90 days of last day of work

Delaware

None Required

None Required

District of Columbia

None Required

Within 90 days of the completion of labor or from the last delivery of materials.

Within 3 months from the completion of labor or from the last delivery of materials.

Florida

Within 45 days from the first day of work.

None Required

Within 90 days of the completion of labor or from the last delivery of materials.

Georgia

Within 30 days from the first day of work

None Required

If no Demand for Filing of a Claim of Lien is filed, then within 3 months after the last day of work.

If a Demand for Filing of Claim of Lien is filed, 10 days from receipt.

Hawaii

None Required

None Required

Within 1 year and 45 days from the last day of work if no Notice of Completion was filed.

If a Notice of Completion is filed, within 45 days.

Idaho

None Required

Within 24 hours of filing a lien.

Within 90 days of the last day of work.

Illinois

Subs and Material Suppliers ONLY : Within 60 days from first day of work or delivery

Subs and Material Suppliers ONLY:  Within 90 days after last day of performance

Contractors:  within 4 months after last performance against third parties & subsequent owners.  Within 2 years after last performance against original owners.

Subs and Material Suppliers: 10 days after filing a lien notice

Indiana

New Residential Construction Subs & Materials Suppliers Only: within 60 days of start of project.

Remodel:  within 30 days.

Commercial : Not Required

General, Subs and Materials Suppliers:

Residential:  Within 60 days of

last furnishing of labor or materials.

Commercial: within 90 days of furnishing of labor or materials.

General, Subs and Materials Suppliers:

Residential:  Within 60 days of

last furnishing of labor or materials.

Commercial: within 90 days of furnishing of labor or materials.

Iowa

Subs & Materials Suppliers:

Residential:  Within 10 days from start.

Commercial within 30 days of start.

None Required

Within 90 days from last day of work.

Kansas

Residential: no time limit.

New construction/or property for sale: prior to sale of property.

Required before lien

Within 4 months from last day of work for contractors.  Within 3 months for subcontractors and material suppliers.

Kentucky

None Required

Residential:  Within 45 days of last day of labor or delivery of materials.

Commercial: Within 75 days on last day for claims less than $1000.  Within 120 days for claims over $1000.

Private:  Within 6 months after last day of labor or deliver of materials.

Public:  Within 60 days of the last date of labor or delivery of materials.

Louisiana

General Contractor: Before or at the time of entering into contract.

Materials Suppliers & Equipment Rental: Within 10 days of the first date of delivery

Materials Suppliers & Equipment Rental:  Residential: within 10 days before filing lien.

Commercial: Within 75 days of the delivery of the materials to the job site.

General:  Within 60 days of the completion of labor.

Sub-Contractor:  Within 30 days of completion of labor (with a Filing of a Notice of Termination) or within 60 days if no Notice is filed)

Maine

General Contractor:  Prior to sale.

Sub Contractors on residential: No time limit

Commercial:  none needed

None Required

Within 90 days of last day of work

Maryland

None Required

Within 120 days after the last day of labor or the delivery of materials.

Within 180 days after the last day of labor or the delivery of materials.

Massachussetts

At the time of entering contract *exceptions exist – see state statute

None Required

Within 120 days after the last day of labor or the delivery of materials if no Notice is Filed, or  90 days if Notice of Substantial Completion is Filed.

Michigan

Subs & Materials Suppliers Only: Within 20 days from first day of work.

None Required

Within 90 days from last day of work.

Minnesota

Subs & Materials Suppliers: Within 45 days from first day of work.

General Contractor without contract:  Within 10 days from start.

None Required

Within 120 days from last day of work.

Mississippi

None Required

None Required

Within 12 months from the date that monies became due.

Missouri

General Contractors: Before receiving the first payment from the owner

Subs,& Materials Suppliers Only: 10 days before filing lien

Within 6 months from last day of labor or materials delivery.

Equipment Rentals:  Within 60 days of removing the equipment from the job site.

Montana

Subs and Materials Suppliers:

Residential & Commercial without a lender: Within 20 days from first day of work

Commercial with lender:  Within 45 days

None Required

Within 90 days from last day of labor or delivery of materials.

Nebraska

None Required

None Required

Within 120 days from last day of work

Nevada

Within 30 days from first day of work

None Required

Within 40 days from last day of work.  With notice of completion filed, Within 90 days  of last day of work without notice of completion filed.

New Hampshire

Prior to first day of labor or material delivery

None Required

With notice valid for 120 days

New Jersey

None Required

Notice of Unpaid Balance must be filed within 90 days of last day of labor or material delivery, but before Mechanic’s Lien is filed.

Within 90 days from last day of work.  Within 10 days of arbitrator’s decision

New Mexico

Residential:  Within 20 days from first day of work.

Commercial:  within 60 days from first day of work.

None Required

Within 120 days from the last day of work for original contractors.

Subs and Material Suppliers:  within 90 days after the last day of labor or material delivery.

New York

None Required

None Required

Residential: Within 4 months from the last day of labor or material delivery.

Commercial: Within 8 months of the last day of labor or material delivery.

Public:  Within 30 days of the last day of labor.

North Carolina

None Required

None Required

Within 120 days from last day of labor or material delivery.

North Dakota

None Required

Within 75 days of last day of labor or material delivery and at lest 15 days before the lien is filed

Within 90 days from last day of labor or material delivery.

Ohio

Within 21 days from first day of work.

None Required

Residential:  within 60 days from the last day of labor or material delivery.

Commercial:  Within 75 days.

Oklahoma

Residential:  Prior to the first day of labor or material delivery.

Commercial: Subs & Suppliers only:  Within 75 days of start of project.

Equipment Rental:  Within 5 days of the equipment first being used on the property

None Required

Subs & materials Suppliers:  Within 90 days from the last day of labor or material delivery.*

Equipment Rental companies must wait at least 60 days prior to filing a lien*

General Contractor:  Within 4 months of last day of labor.

Oregon

Subs & Suppliers only:  Within 8 days of the first day of labor or material delivery

None Required

Within 75 days after the last day of labor or material delivery.

Pennsylvania

None required as of 1/1/07

Sub-Contractors only: Within 30 days of filing lien

Within 6 months after last day of labor or material delivery.

Rhode Island

None Required

Within 200 days of FIRST day of labor or materials delivery.

Within 200 days of FIRST day of labor or material delivery

South Carolina

General:  Within 15 days of first day of work.

Sub-Contractor & Supplier: None required

None Required

Within 90 days of last day of labor or materials delivery.

South Dakota

None Required

None Required

Within 120 days of last day of labor or material delivery.

Tennessee

General Contractor:  Prior to first day of labor.

Subs & Materials Suppliers:

Commercial Only:  Within 90 days of the end of the first month of non-payment.

None Required

General Contractor:

Residential: Against Owner only: No Lien, File suit within 1 year of final day of labor.  Against Owner & Third Party:  Within 90 days of final day of labor.

Commercial:  Same as Residential.

Subs & Materials Suppliers:  Residential:  NO LIEN RIGHTS

Commercial: 30 days from the filing of a  Notice of Completion.  90 days if no Notice has been filed.

Texas

None Required

None Required

Residential: No later than the 15th day of the 3rd month all or part of the labor was produced

Commercial: No later than the 15th day of the 4th month after the last day of work

Filed electronically with the Utah State Construction Registry.

General Contractors: Within 15 days of the start of physical construction

Subs & Material Suppliers:

1) Within 20 days of first furnishing labor or materials OR

2) Within 20 days of the filing of a notice of commence-ment, whichever occurs later.

None Required

Filed manually with the County Recorder’s Office within 180 days of the final day of labor on the entire project.

If a Notice of Completion is filed, within 90 days of the Notice.

Vermont

None Required

None Required

Within 120 days of last day of labor or material delivery.

Virginia

Residential:  Must service Mechanic’s Lien Agent within 30 days of the start of labor or delivery of materials

None Required

Within 90 days of last day of labor or material delivery.

Washington

Residential New Construction:  within 10 days of first day of labor or material delivery.

Residential remodel, commercial:  Within 60 days of the start of labor or material delivery.

None Required

Within 90 days from last day of labor or material delivery.

West Virginia

Subs & Materials Suppliers Only:  Serve owner prior to first day of labor or material delivery via certified mail

Subs & materials Suppliers: 

Record within 100 days of last day of labor or material delivery.

Wisconsin

General Contractors only:  Notice must be served at the time of entering into a contract.  If no contract, then Notice must be served within 10 days of the first day of labor.

Subs & Suppliers:  Within 30 days of first providing labor or materials.

At least 30 days before the time deadline for filing the Mechanic’s Lien.

No later than 6 months after the last day of labor or material delivery.

Wyoming

Within 30 days from first day of labor or material delivery.

10 days before filing lien.

General Contractor:  Within 120 days of the last day for work performed under the contract.

Subcontractor & Suppliers:  Within 90 days of the last day that labor or materials were supplied.