State Laws
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State | Pre-Lien Notice | Notice of Intent | Lien Notice | |
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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. |
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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 first day of furnishing labor, materials, or equipment. | 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. |
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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 | General Contractor: Within 120 days but not before 90 days after the last date of work or delivery. Subs and Materials Suppliers: Within 90 days of the completion of labor or from the last delivery of materials. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. | |
Massachusetts | 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. | |
Mississippi | 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. |
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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 decisions | |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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Utah*filing change 10/07* |
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 Virginian | Subs & Materials Suppliers Only: Serve owner prior to first day of labor or material delivery via certified mail | Subs & materials Suppliers: Serve to owner by hand or process server within 100 days of the last day of labor or material delivery. |
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. |
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