Missouri construction law

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.