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Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Texas Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Monthly Notice Trap and the 15th-of-the-Month Rule

Texas runs its mechanics lien deadlines on a calendar-month clock rather than a simple day-count, and the difference catches out-of-state contractors constantly. Subcontractors must send statutory notice by the 15th day of the third month after unpaid work, and file the lien affidavit by the 15th of the fourth month — third month on residential projects. Miss a month and the right is gone. This guide walks the Texas Property Code Chapter 53 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Florida Construction Lien Deadlines: The 45-Day Notice to Owner and the 90-Day Claim Window

Florida calls it a construction lien, not a mechanics lien, and its deadline structure is built around two hard numbers: the Notice to Owner that most claimants must serve within 45 days of first furnishing, and the Claim of Lien that must be recorded within 90 days of last furnishing. A late or missing Notice to Owner is a complete defense to the entire lien. This guide walks the Chapter 713 timeline a Florida contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

New York Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Eight-Month Filing Window and the Single-Family Exception

New York gives mechanics lien claimants a relatively generous filing window — eight months after completion of the work — but compresses it to four months for a single-family dwelling. There is no statewide preliminary notice, yet strict service and proof-of-service deadlines follow filing, and the lien expires one year after filing unless extended or foreclosed. This guide walks the New York Lien Law timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Illinois Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The 90-Day Subcontractor Notice and the Four-Month Recording Rule

Illinois layers several deadlines that vary by claimant role: a 90-day notice subcontractors must serve on the owner and lender, a four-month window to record the lien claim, and a two-year period to file suit to enforce it. Owner-occupied residential work adds a 60-day notice on top. This guide walks the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Georgia Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice to Contractor and the 90-Day Filing Window

Georgia's mechanics lien framework turns on whether the owner recorded a Notice of Commencement — because that filing triggers a 30-day Notice to Contractor deadline that subcontractors and suppliers must meet to keep lien rights alive at all. The lien claim itself must then be filed within 90 days of last furnishing, and enforcement requires both a lawsuit and a separate court-filing notice. This guide walks the Georgia lien timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

North Carolina Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Two Liens, the 120-Day Filing Window, and the Lien on Funds

North Carolina does not give every claimant the same lien. A party in direct contract with the owner can file a claim of lien on real property; a subcontractor or supplier generally cannot reach the title and instead asserts a lien on funds — unless it perfects through subrogation. The claim of lien on real property must be filed within 120 days of last furnishing, and the enforcement suit within 180 days. This guide walks the Chapter 44A timeline a North Carolina contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Washington Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Right to Claim a Lien and the 90-Day Recording Window

Washington's construction lien law puts a hard 90-day clock on recording the claim of lien — and a separate Notice of Right to Claim a Lien that, when required, only protects work going back ten days before the notice was given. Send that notice late and a chunk of the claim is simply unsecured. This guide walks the RCW Chapter 60.04 timeline a Washington contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Arizona Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The 20-Day Preliminary Notice and the 120-Day Recording Window

Arizona makes the Preliminary Twenty Day Notice the gateway to a mechanics lien — almost every claimant, including the general contractor, must serve it, and serving it late forfeits lien coverage on earlier work. The claim of lien must then be recorded within 120 days of completion, or 60 days after a notice of completion is recorded. And on an owner-occupied dwelling, a subcontractor with no contract with the owner has no lien at all. This guide walks the Arizona Revised Statutes Title 33 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Colorado Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Intent to Lien and the Four-Month Filing Window

Colorado will not let a claimant record a mechanics lien cold. A Notice of Intent to Lien must be served on the owner and the prime contractor at least 10 days before the lien statement is filed — and an affidavit proving that service has to be recorded with the lien. The lien statement itself is generally due within four months of last furnishing, or two months for day or piece labor. This guide walks the Colorado Revised Statutes Article 38-22 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Ohio Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Furnishing and the 75-Day Affidavit Window

Ohio runs its mechanics lien system off a document the owner records first — the Notice of Commencement — and a document the subcontractor serves in response: the Notice of Furnishing. The affidavit of mechanics lien is then due 75 days after last furnishing on a commercial project, but only 60 days on a residential one. Miss the Notice of Furnishing window and lien recovery can be capped. This guide walks the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1311 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Virginia Mechanic's Lien Deadlines: The Memorandum, the 90-Day Window, and the 150-Day Lookback Cap

Virginia perfects a mechanic's lien through a recorded memorandum of lien, and it pairs two numbers that contractors from other states routinely confuse — a 90-day filing window and a separate 150-day lookback cap on what the memorandum can include. On one- and two-family homes a third layer applies: the mechanics' lien agent notice. This guide walks the Virginia Code Title 43 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Tennessee Mechanics' Lien Deadlines: The Remote Contractor's Notice of Nonpayment and 90-Day Lien Window

Tennessee splits every claimant into one of two categories — prime contractor or remote contractor — and the entire deadline structure follows from which one you are. Remote contractors must serve a Notice of Nonpayment within 90 days of each month's last day, record a lien within 90 days of completion, and serve a Notice of Lien. On owner-occupied homes of one to four units, remote contractors generally have no lien rights at all. This guide walks the Tennessee Code Title 66 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Massachusetts Mechanic's Lien Deadlines: The Two-Document System and the Registry Recording Windows

Massachusetts perfects a mechanic's lien through two separate recorded documents, not one — a Notice of Contract that establishes the lien and a Statement of Account that fixes the amount, each with its own deadline. The lien also rests on a written contract, and a missing writing ends the right. Then enforcement adds two more steps with two more clocks. This guide walks the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 254 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel9 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

New Jersey Construction Lien Deadlines: The 90-Day Lien Claim and the Residential Arbitration Detour

New Jersey's Construction Lien Law runs commercial and residential projects on two completely different tracks. On commercial work a claimant lodges a lien claim with the county clerk within 90 days of last furnishing. On residential work the claimant cannot lodge a lien at all until it first files a Notice of Unpaid Balance, demands arbitration, and obtains an arbitrator's determination. This guide walks the N.J.S.A. 2A:44A timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Michigan Construction Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Furnishing, the Sworn Statement, and the 90-Day Claim of Lien

Michigan's Construction Lien Act runs on three documents that work together — the owner's Notice of Commencement, the subcontractor's Notice of Furnishing served within 20 days, and the Claim of Lien recorded within 90 days of last furnishing. Layered over them is the contractor's sworn statement, which controls how far a late Notice of Furnishing costs a claimant. This guide walks the Michigan Compiled Laws Act 497 of 1980 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Minnesota Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Pre-Lien Notice, the 120-Day Window, and the One-Year Enforcement Clock

Minnesota conditions the lien right on a pre-lien notice that, for most direct contracts, has to appear inside the written contract itself — in bold or capital type — and a contractor who omits it can lose the lien before the project even starts. From there, the lien statement must be recorded and served within 120 days of last furnishing, and the foreclosure action filed within one year. This guide walks the Minnesota Statutes Chapter 514 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Maryland Mechanics' Lien Deadlines: Why the Lien Is a Court Petition, Not a Recording

Maryland is structurally different from almost every other state: a Maryland mechanics' lien is not perfected by recording a document — it is established by filing a petition in circuit court and persuading a judge to grant it. Subcontractors must serve a Notice of Intention within 120 days of last furnishing, and any claimant must file the petition within 180 days. This guide walks the Maryland Real Property Article Title 9 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel9 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Missouri Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Just and True Account, the 10-Day Notice, and the Six-Month Windows

Missouri pairs an unusually demanding filing document — the statutory 'just and true account' — with a 10-day notice subcontractors must give the owner before filing and two separate six-month clocks: six months to file the lien and six months from filing to sue on it. An account a court finds is not 'just and true' can sink the whole lien. This guide walks the Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 429 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Indiana Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The 60- and 90-Day Split, the Personal-Residence Notice, and No-Lien Contracts

Indiana runs two different recording deadlines depending on the project — 60 days for work on a single- or double-family dwelling and 90 days for everything else — and a contractor who applies the wrong one files late. Indiana also requires a pre-lien notice on owner-occupied residential work and still recognizes recorded no-lien contracts that can wipe out subcontractor lien rights entirely. This guide walks the Indiana Code Title 32, Article 28, Chapter 3 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

Industry GuideMay 17, 2026

Nevada Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Right to Lien, the 90-Day Window, and the Frivolous-Lien Penalty

Nevada conditions most subcontractor lien rights on an early Notice of Right to Lien, gives claimants 90 days to record the lien — a window a recorded notice of completion can cut to 40 days — and backs it all with a frivolous-lien statute that lets an owner haul a claimant into court and recover fees for an overstated or baseless lien. This guide walks the NRS Chapter 108 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.

Jordan Patel8 min read

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Texas Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Monthly Notice Trap and the 15th-of-the-Month Rule

Florida Construction Lien Deadlines: The 45-Day Notice to Owner and the 90-Day Claim Window

New York Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Eight-Month Filing Window and the Single-Family Exception

Illinois Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The 90-Day Subcontractor Notice and the Four-Month Recording Rule

Georgia Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice to Contractor and the 90-Day Filing Window

North Carolina Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Two Liens, the 120-Day Filing Window, and the Lien on Funds

Washington Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Right to Claim a Lien and the 90-Day Recording Window

Arizona Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The 20-Day Preliminary Notice and the 120-Day Recording Window

Colorado Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Intent to Lien and the Four-Month Filing Window

Ohio Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Furnishing and the 75-Day Affidavit Window

Virginia Mechanic's Lien Deadlines: The Memorandum, the 90-Day Window, and the 150-Day Lookback Cap

Tennessee Mechanics' Lien Deadlines: The Remote Contractor's Notice of Nonpayment and 90-Day Lien Window

Massachusetts Mechanic's Lien Deadlines: The Two-Document System and the Registry Recording Windows

New Jersey Construction Lien Deadlines: The 90-Day Lien Claim and the Residential Arbitration Detour

Michigan Construction Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Furnishing, the Sworn Statement, and the 90-Day Claim of Lien

Minnesota Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Pre-Lien Notice, the 120-Day Window, and the One-Year Enforcement Clock

Maryland Mechanics' Lien Deadlines: Why the Lien Is a Court Petition, Not a Recording

Missouri Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Just and True Account, the 10-Day Notice, and the Six-Month Windows

Indiana Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The 60- and 90-Day Split, the Personal-Residence Notice, and No-Lien Contracts

Nevada Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Right to Lien, the 90-Day Window, and the Frivolous-Lien Penalty

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Texas Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Monthly Notice Trap and the 15th-of-the-Month Rule

Florida Construction Lien Deadlines: The 45-Day Notice to Owner and the 90-Day Claim Window

New York Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Eight-Month Filing Window and the Single-Family Exception

Illinois Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The 90-Day Subcontractor Notice and the Four-Month Recording Rule

Georgia Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice to Contractor and the 90-Day Filing Window

North Carolina Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Two Liens, the 120-Day Filing Window, and the Lien on Funds

Washington Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Right to Claim a Lien and the 90-Day Recording Window

Arizona Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The 20-Day Preliminary Notice and the 120-Day Recording Window

Colorado Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Intent to Lien and the Four-Month Filing Window

Ohio Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Furnishing and the 75-Day Affidavit Window

Virginia Mechanic's Lien Deadlines: The Memorandum, the 90-Day Window, and the 150-Day Lookback Cap

Tennessee Mechanics' Lien Deadlines: The Remote Contractor's Notice of Nonpayment and 90-Day Lien Window

Massachusetts Mechanic's Lien Deadlines: The Two-Document System and the Registry Recording Windows

New Jersey Construction Lien Deadlines: The 90-Day Lien Claim and the Residential Arbitration Detour

Michigan Construction Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Furnishing, the Sworn Statement, and the 90-Day Claim of Lien

Minnesota Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Pre-Lien Notice, the 120-Day Window, and the One-Year Enforcement Clock

Maryland Mechanics' Lien Deadlines: Why the Lien Is a Court Petition, Not a Recording

Missouri Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Just and True Account, the 10-Day Notice, and the Six-Month Windows

Indiana Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The 60- and 90-Day Split, the Personal-Residence Notice, and No-Lien Contracts

Nevada Mechanics Lien Deadlines: The Notice of Right to Lien, the 90-Day Window, and the Frivolous-Lien Penalty

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