Automated Professional Lien Forms for your Construction Company
State Laws
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State |
Pre-Lien Notice |
Notice of Intent |
Lien Notice |
Website link |
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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 |
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Alaska |
Before work begins |
None Required |
Within 120 days after last performance if no notice of completion |
Website |
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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. |
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California |
Within 20 days from the first day of work for Subs and Material Suppliers |
None Required |
Contractors: within 60 days of last day of work or within 30 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. |
Website |
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Connecticut |
None Required |
Within 90 days of last day of work. |
Within 90 days of last day of work |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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) |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Michigan |
Subs & Materials Suppliers Only: Within 20 days from first day of work. |
None Required |
Within 90 days from last day of work. |
Website |
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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. |
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Mississippi |
None Required |
None Required |
Within 12 months from the date that monies became due. |
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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. |
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Nebraska |
None Required |
None Required |
Within 120 days from last day of work |
Website |
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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. |
Website |
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New Hampshire |
Prior to first day of labor or material delivery |
None Required |
With notice valid for 120 days |
Website |
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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 |
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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. |
Website |
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North Carolina |
None Required |
None Required |
Within 120 days from last day of labor or material delivery. |
Website |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
Website |
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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 |
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