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| State | Deadline | Counted from | Applies to | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | File verified statement of lien (original contractor) | 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor | Code of Alabama § 35-11-215 (sole operative sentence) |
| Alabama | File verified statement of lien (subcontractor, supplier, or preconstruction service provider) | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Code of Alabama § 35-11-215 (sole operative sentence) |
| Alaska | Record claim of lien (no notice of completion recorded) | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when no date is entered for notice of completion filed | AS § 34.35.068 (a) |
| Alaska | Record claim of lien (notice of completion recorded) | 15 days after notice of completion filed | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when a date is entered for notice of completion filed | AS § 34.35.068 (b)(1) |
| Alaska | Commence action to enforce the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | AS § 34.35.080 (a) |
| Arizona | Preliminary twenty day notice | 20 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-992.01 (C) |
| Arizona | Record notice and claim of lien (no notice of completion recorded) | 120 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when no date is entered for notice of completion filed | Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-993 (A) |
| Arizona | Record notice and claim of lien (notice of completion recorded) | 60 days after notice of completion filed | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when a date is entered for notice of completion filed | Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-993 (A) |
| Arizona | File action to foreclose the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-998 (A) |
| Arkansas | Send commercial notice of nonpayment | 75 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Arkansas Code Annotated § 18-44-115 (b)(4)-(5) |
| Arkansas | File lien statement | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Arkansas Code Annotated § 18-44-117 (a)(1) |
| Arkansas | Commence action to enforce the lien | 450 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Arkansas Code Annotated § 18-44-119 (a)-(b) |
| California | Preliminary (20-day) notice | 20 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | California Civil Code § 8204 (a) |
| California | Record the mechanics lien (direct contractor) | 90 days after final completion of the original contract, but no later than 60 days after notice of completion filed (whichever is earlier) | Original contractor | California Civil Code § 8412 (a)-(b) |
| California | Record the mechanics lien (subcontractor, supplier, or preconstruction service) | 90 days after final completion of the original contract, but no later than 30 days after notice of completion filed (whichever is earlier) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | California Civil Code § 8414 (b) |
| California | Commence an action to enforce the lien | 90 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | California Civil Code § 8460 (a) |
| Colorado | File the lien statement | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | C.R.S. § 38-22-109 (5) |
| Colorado | Commence an action to enforce the lien, and record notice of it | 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | C.R.S. § 38-22-110 (sole section, "Action commenced within six months") |
| Connecticut | File original contractor's affidavit | 15 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Original contractor | Connecticut General Statutes § 49-35 (a) (proviso) |
| Connecticut | Serve notice of intent to claim a lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Connecticut General Statutes § 49-35 (a) |
| Connecticut | Lodge certificate of lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Connecticut General Statutes § 49-34 (1) |
| Connecticut | Serve copy of certificate on owner | 30 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Connecticut General Statutes § 49-34 (2) |
| Connecticut | Commence foreclosure suit and file lis pendens | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Connecticut General Statutes § 49-39 (sole operative sentence) |
| Delaware | File statement of claim (contractor in direct privity) | 180 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor | 25 Del. C. § 2711 (a)(1) |
| Delaware | File statement of claim (subcontractor, supplier, or preconstruction service provider) | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 25 Del. C. § 2711 (b) |
| District of Columbia | Record notice of intent | 90 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | D.C. Code § 40-301.02 (a)(1) |
| District of Columbia | File suit to enforce the lien and record notice of pendency | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | D.C. Code § 40-303.13 (a)(1) |
| Florida | Notice to owner | 45 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier | Florida Statutes § 713.06 (2)(a) |
| Florida | Claim of lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier only when no date is entered for original contract terminated before completion | Florida Statutes § 713.08 (5) (first sentence) |
| Florida | Claim of lien (original contract terminated under s. 713.07(4)) | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site), but no later than 90 days after original contract terminated before completion (whichever is earlier) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier only when a date is entered for original contract terminated before completion | Florida Statutes § 713.08 (5) (second sentence) |
| Florida | Action to enforce lien (no notice of contest served) | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier only when no date is entered for notice of contest of lien served | Florida Statutes § 713.22 (1) |
| Florida | Action to enforce lien (after notice of contest of lien served) | 60 days after notice of contest of lien served | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier only when a date is entered for notice of contest of lien served | Florida Statutes § 713.22 (2) |
| Georgia | File claim of lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | O.C.G.A. § 44-14-361.1 (a)(2) |
| Georgia | Commence a lien action to recover the claim | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | O.C.G.A. § 44-14-361.1 (a)(3) |
| Hawaii | File Application For A Lien and Notice Of Lien (no notice of completion published) | 410 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when no date is entered for notice of completion filed | Hawaii Revised Statutes § 507-43 (b), (g) |
| Hawaii | File Application For A Lien and Notice Of Lien (notice of completion published) | 45 days after notice of completion filed | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when a date is entered for notice of completion filed | Hawaii Revised Statutes § 507-43 (b), (f) |
| Idaho | Claim of lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Idaho Code § 45-507 (2) |
| Idaho | Action to enforce the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Idaho Code § 45-510 (1) |
| Illinois | File the claim for lien or bring suit (to preserve priority against third parties) | 120 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 770 ILCS 60 § 7 (a) |
| Illinois | File the claim for lien as to the owner, and commence any foreclosure action | 730 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 770 ILCS 60 §§ 7 and 9 7(a); 9 (final sentence) |
| Illinois | Subcontractor's written notice to owner | 90 days after final completion of your own work | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 770 ILCS 60 § 24 (a) |
| Illinois | Notify the owner that you recorded the lien (owner-occupied single-family home) | 10 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor only when you tick "This is a single-family residence that the owner lives in" | 770 ILCS 60 § 7 (d) |
| Indiana | File the sworn statement and notice of intention to hold a lien (default) | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "This is a Class 2 structure (a building or townhouse of one or two dwelling units, or a qualifying outbuilding)" | Indiana Code § 32-28-3-3 (a) |
| Indiana | File the sworn statement and notice of intention to hold a lien (Class 2 structure) | 60 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you tick "This is a Class 2 structure (a building or townhouse of one or two dwelling units, or a qualifying outbuilding)" | Indiana Code § 32-28-3-3 (b) |
| Indiana | File a complaint to enforce the lien | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Indiana Code § 32-28-3-6 (a) |
| Iowa | Post lien for full strength | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Iowa Code § 572.9 (sole operative sentence) |
| Iowa | Post lien (outer bound) | 820 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Iowa Code § 572.9 (sole operative sentence) |
| Iowa | Bring action to enforce the lien | 820 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Iowa Code § 572.27 (sole operative sentence) |
| Kansas | File lien statement (original contractor) | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor | Kansas Statutes Annotated § 60-1102 (a) |
| Kansas | File lien statement (subcontractor or supplier) | 89 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Kansas Statutes Annotated § 60-1103 (a)(1) |
| Kansas | Bring action to foreclose the lien | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Kansas Statutes Annotated § 60-1105 (a) |
| Kentucky | Pre-lien notice (claim under $1,000) | 75 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.010 (4)(a) |
| Kentucky | Pre-lien notice (claim of $1,000 or more) | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.010 (4)(a) |
| Kentucky | File lien statement | 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.080 (1) |
| Kentucky | Mail copy of lien statement to owner | 7 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.080 (1) |
| Kentucky | Bring action to enforce the lien | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.090 (1) |
| Louisiana | File statement of claim or privilege (no notice of termination filed) | 60 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when no date is entered for notice of completion filed | Louisiana Revised Statutes § 9:4822 (A) |
| Louisiana | File statement of claim or privilege (notice of termination filed) | 60 days after notice of completion filed | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when a date is entered for notice of completion filed | Louisiana Revised Statutes § 9:4822 (A) |
| Louisiana | Institute action to enforce the claim or privilege | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Louisiana Revised Statutes § 9:4823 (A)(2) |
| Maine | Record statement of claim (no contract with owner) | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 10 M.R.S. § 3253 (1) |
| Maine | File action to preserve and enforce the lien | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 10 M.R.S. § 3255 (1) |
| Maryland | Notice to owner of intention to claim a lien | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Md. Real Property § 9-104 (a)(1) |
| Maryland | File the petition to establish the lien | 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Md. Real Property § 9-105 (a) |
| Maryland | File a petition to enforce the established lien | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Md. Real Property § 9-109 (sole operative sentence) |
| Massachusetts | Notice of Contract | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site), but no later than 60 days after notice of completion filed (whichever is earlier) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | M.G.L. c. 254, §§ 2 and 4 (deadline paragraph) |
| Massachusetts | Statement of Account | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site), but no later than 90 days after notice of completion filed (whichever is earlier) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | M.G.L. c. 254 § 8 (deadline paragraph) |
| Massachusetts | Notice of Identification | 30 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | M.G.L. c. 254 § 4 (Notice of Identification paragraph) |
| Massachusetts | Commence a civil action to enforce the lien | 90 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | M.G.L. c. 254 § 11 (sole operative sentence) |
| Michigan | Notice of furnishing | 20 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | MCL § 570.1109 (1) |
| Michigan | Record the claim of lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | MCL § 570.1111 (1) |
| Michigan | Serve a copy of the recorded claim of lien | 15 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | MCL § 570.1111 (5) |
| Michigan | Commence an action to enforce the construction lien | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | MCL § 570.1117 (1) |
| Minnesota | Subcontractor's or supplier's notice to owner | 45 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Minn. Stat. § 514.011 Subd. 2(a) |
| Minnesota | Record and serve the lien statement | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Minn. Stat. § 514.08 Subd. 1 |
| Minnesota | Commence a foreclosure action | 365 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Minn. Stat. § 514.12 Subd. 3 |
| Mississippi | Send preliminary notice (no privity of contract) | 30 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Mississippi Code Annotated § 85-7-407 (2) |
| Mississippi | File claim of lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Mississippi Code Annotated § 85-7-405 (1)(b) |
| Mississippi | Commence payment action | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded, but no later than 90 days after notice of contest of lien served (whichever is earlier) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Mississippi Code Annotated § 85-7-421 (1) |
| Missouri | File the mechanic's lien statement | 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | RSMo § 429.080 (sole operative sentence) |
| Missouri | Commence an action to enforce the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | RSMo § 429.170 (sole operative sentence) |
| Montana | Give notice of right to claim a lien | 20 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-531 (3) |
| Montana | File lien (no notice of completion filed) | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when no date is entered for notice of completion filed | Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-535 (1)(a) |
| Montana | File lien (notice of completion filed) | 90 days after notice of completion filed | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when a date is entered for notice of completion filed | Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-535 (1)(b) |
| Montana | Commence action to enforce the lien | 730 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-562 (sole operative sentence) |
| Nebraska | Record construction lien | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Nebraska Revised Statute § 52-137 (1) |
| Nebraska | Send copy of recorded lien to owner | 10 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Nebraska Revised Statute § 52-135 (3) |
| Nebraska | Institute judicial proceedings to enforce the lien | 730 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Nebraska Revised Statute § 52-140 (1) |
| Nevada | Notice of right to lien | 31 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Nevada Revised Statutes § 108.245 (1) |
| Nevada | Record the notice of lien (no notice of completion) | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when no date is entered for notice of completion filed | Nevada Revised Statutes § 108.226 (1)(a) |
| Nevada | Record the notice of lien (notice of completion recorded) | 40 days after notice of completion filed | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when a date is entered for notice of completion filed | Nevada Revised Statutes § 108.226 (1)(b) |
| Nevada | Commence an action to enforce the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Nevada Revised Statutes § 108.233 (1) |
| New Hampshire | Secure the lien by attachment | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 447:9, § 447:10 (sole operative sentences) |
| New Jersey | Lodge the lien claim (non-residential) | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "This is a residential construction contract (a one-, two-, or three-family dwelling)" | N.J.S.A. § 2A:44A-6 a.(2) |
| New Jersey | Lodge the lien claim (residential construction contract) | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you tick "This is a residential construction contract (a one-, two-, or three-family dwelling)" | N.J.S.A. § 2A:44A-6 a.(2) |
| New Jersey | Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien (residential construction contract) | 60 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you tick "This is a residential construction contract (a one-, two-, or three-family dwelling)" | N.J.S.A. § 2A:44A-21 (b)(1) |
| New Jersey | Commence an action to enforce the lien claim | 365 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | N.J.S.A. § 2A:44A-14 (a) |
| New Mexico | Give notice of right to claim a lien (second-tier-and-deeper claimants) | 60 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Supplier, Preconstruction service | NMSA 1978 § 48-2-2.1 (B) |
| New Mexico | File claim of lien (original contractor) | 120 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor | NMSA 1978 § 48-2-6 (A) |
| New Mexico | File claim of lien (subcontractor, supplier, or preconstruction service provider) | 90 days after final completion of the original contract | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | NMSA 1978 § 48-2-6 (A) |
| New Mexico | Send copy of filed claim to owner | 15 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | NMSA 1978 § 48-2-6 (B) |
| New Mexico | Commence proceedings to enforce the lien | 730 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | NMSA 1978 § 48-2-10 (sole operative sentence) |
| New York | File notice of lien (general property) | 240 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "This property is a single-family dwelling" | New York Lien Law § 10 (1) |
| New York | File notice of lien (single-family dwelling) | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you tick "This property is a single-family dwelling" | New York Lien Law § 10 (1) |
| New York | Commence foreclosure, file an extension, or obtain a court order to keep the lien alive | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | New York Lien Law § 17 (first paragraph, "Duration of lien") |
| North Carolina | File claim of lien on real property | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-12 (b) |
| North Carolina | Commence an action to enforce the lien | 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-13 (a) |
| North Dakota | Record construction lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | N.D.C.C. § 35-27-13 (sole operative sentence) |
| North Dakota | Absolute outer deadline to record a lien | 1095 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | N.D.C.C. § 35-27-14 (sole operative sentence, second sentence) |
| North Dakota | Commence action and record lis pendens | 1095 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | N.D.C.C. § 35-27-25 (sole operative sentence, fourth sentence) |
| Ohio | Notice of furnishing | 21 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Ohio Revised Code § 1311.05 (A) |
| Ohio | File the affidavit for mechanics' lien (one-/two-family dwelling or condominium unit) | 60 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you tick "This property is a one- or two-family dwelling, or a residential condominium unit" | Ohio Revised Code § 1311.06 (B)(1) |
| Ohio | File the affidavit for mechanics' lien (other property) | 75 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "This property is a one- or two-family dwelling, or a residential condominium unit" | Ohio Revised Code § 1311.06 (B)(3) |
| Ohio | Outer limit to commence an action to enforce the lien | 2190 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Ohio Revised Code § 1311.13 (C) |
| Oklahoma | Send pre-lien notice | 75 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Oklahoma Statutes Title 42 § 142.6 (B)(1) |
| Oklahoma | File lien statement (original contract track) | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor | Oklahoma Statutes Title 42 § 142 (sole operative sentence) |
| Oklahoma | File lien statement (subcontractor track) | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Oklahoma Statutes Title 42 § 143 (sole operative sentence) |
| Oklahoma | Bring civil action to enforce the lien | 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Oklahoma Statutes Title 42 § 172 (sole operative sentence) |
| Oregon | Perfect lien (labor, material, or equipment-rental claimants) | 75 days after last furnishing (last day on site), but no later than 75 days after final completion of the original contract (whichever is earlier) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier | Oregon Revised Statutes § 87.035 (1) |
| Oregon | Perfect lien (preconstruction service provider) | 75 days after final completion of the original contract | Preconstruction service | Oregon Revised Statutes § 87.035 (1) |
| Oregon | File suit to enforce the lien | 120 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Oregon Revised Statutes § 87.055 (sole operative sentence) |
| Pennsylvania | File the mechanics' lien claim | 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 49 P.S. § 1502 (a)(1) |
| Pennsylvania | Serve notice of the filed claim on the owner | 28 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 49 P.S. § 1502 (a)(2) |
| Pennsylvania | Commence an action to obtain judgment on the claim | 730 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 49 P.S. § 1701 (b) |
| Pennsylvania | Outer limit to obtain a verdict or judgment | 1825 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 49 P.S. § 1701 (d) |
| Rhode Island | Mail and file notice of intention | 200 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-28-4 (a) |
| Rhode Island | File complaint to enforce lien and notice of lis pendens | 40 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-28-10 (a) |
| South Carolina | File and serve lien statement | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | S.C. Code Ann. § 29-5-90 (sole operative sentence) |
| South Carolina | Commence suit to enforce the lien | 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | S.C. Code Ann. § 29-5-120 (A) |
| South Dakota | File lien statement | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | S.D.C.L. § 44-9-15 (sole operative sentence) |
| South Dakota | Assert lien in an enforcement action | 2190 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | S.D.C.L. § 44-9-24 (sole operative sentence) |
| Tennessee | Prime contractor's suit to enforce the lien | 365 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor | Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-106 (sole sentence, "Duration of lien") |
| Tennessee | Notice of nonpayment (remote contractor) | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "This is a one-, two-, three-, or four-family residential improvement" | Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-145 (a) |
| Tennessee | Record sworn statement / serve notice of lien | 90 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-11-112 and 66-11-115 112(a); 115(a)(2) |
| Texas | Original contractor's lien affidavit (commercial) | The 15th day of the 4th month after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor only when you do not tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.052 (a)(1) |
| Texas | Original contractor's lien affidavit (residential) | The 15th day of the 3rd month after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor only when you tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.052 (a)(2) |
| Texas | Subcontractor's or supplier's lien affidavit (commercial) | The 15th day of the 4th month after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.052 (b) |
| Texas | Subcontractor's or supplier's lien affidavit (residential) | The 15th day of the 3rd month after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.052 (c) |
| Texas | Retainage claim's lien affidavit | The 15th day of the 3rd month after final completion of the original contract | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.052 (d) |
| Texas | Notice of claim for unpaid labor or materials (commercial) | The 15th day of the 3rd month after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.056 (a-1)(1) |
| Texas | Notice of claim for unpaid labor or materials (residential) | The 15th day of the 2nd month after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.056 (a-1)(2) |
| Texas | Notice of claim for unpaid retainage | 30 days after final completion of the original contract | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.057 (a-1) |
| Texas | Suit to foreclose the lien (original contractor, commercial) | The 15th day of the 16th month after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor only when you do not tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.158 (a) |
| Texas | Suit to foreclose the lien (original contractor, residential) | The 15th day of the 15th month after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor only when you tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.158 (a) |
| Texas | Suit to foreclose the lien (subcontractor or supplier, commercial) | The 15th day of the 16th month after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you do not tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.158 (a) |
| Texas | Suit to foreclose the lien (subcontractor or supplier, residential) | The 15th day of the 15th month after last furnishing (last day on site) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service only when you tick "This is a residential construction project" and you do not tick "The original contract was signed before January 1, 2022 (an earlier Texas statute governs it, and this app does not cover that one)" | Texas Property Code § 53.158 (a) |
| Utah | Preliminary notice | 20 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier | Utah Code § 38-1a-501 (1)(a) |
| Utah | Record notice of construction lien (no notice of completion filed) | 180 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier only when no date is entered for notice of completion filed and you do not tick "I provided substantial work after the certificate of occupancy or final inspection" | Utah Code § 38-1a-502 (1)(a)(i) |
| Utah | Record notice of construction lien (notice of completion filed) | 90 days after notice of completion filed, but no later than 180 days after final completion of the original contract (whichever is earlier) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier only when a date is entered for notice of completion filed and you do not tick "I provided substantial work after the certificate of occupancy or final inspection" | Utah Code § 38-1a-502 (1)(a)(ii) |
| Utah | Record notice of construction lien (substantial work after certificate of occupancy) | 180 days after final completion of your own work | Subcontractor only when you tick "I provided substantial work after the certificate of occupancy or final inspection" | Utah Code § 38-1a-502 (1)(b) |
| Utah | Serve copy of recorded lien on owner | 30 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier | Utah Code § 38-1a-502 (4)(a) |
| Utah | File action to enforce the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier | Utah Code § 38-1a-701 (2)(a)(ii) |
| Utah | Notice of preconstruction service | 20 days after preconstruction service commenced | Preconstruction service | Utah Code § 38-1a-401 (1)(a) |
| Utah | Record notice of preconstruction lien | 90 days after preconstruction service completed | Preconstruction service | Utah Code § 38-1a-402 (1) |
| Vermont | Record memorandum of lien | 180 days after payment due date (for the last labor or materials furnished) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 9 V.S.A. § 1921 (c) |
| Vermont | Commence action to enforce the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | 9 V.S.A. § 1924 (sole operative sentence) |
| Virginia | File the memorandum of lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site), but no later than 90 days after final completion of the original contract (whichever is earlier) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Code of Virginia § 43-4 (sole operative paragraph) |
| Virginia | Commence suit to enforce the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Code of Virginia § 43-17 (sole operative paragraph) |
| Virginia | Second notice for personal liability of owner or general contractor | 30 days after final completion of the original contract | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Code of Virginia § 43-11 (2) |
| Washington | Preliminary notice of right to claim a lien | 60 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Revised Code of Washington § 60.04.031 (1) |
| Washington | Record the claim of lien | 90 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Revised Code of Washington § 60.04.091 (first paragraph) |
| Washington | File an action to foreclose the lien | 240 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Revised Code of Washington § 60.04.141 (first sentence) |
| West Virginia | Record notice of mechanic's lien (original contractor) | 100 days after final completion of the original contract | Original contractor | W. Va. Code § 38-2-8 (sole operative sentence) |
| West Virginia | Give and record notice of mechanic's lien (subcontractor) | 100 days after final completion of your own work | Subcontractor | W. Va. Code § 38-2-9 (sole operative sentence) |
| West Virginia | Record notice of mechanic's lien (supplier furnishing directly to owner) | 100 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Supplier, Preconstruction service | W. Va. Code § 38-2-10 (sole operative sentence) |
| West Virginia | Commence action to enforce the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | W. Va. Code § 38-2-34 (a) |
| Wisconsin | Prime contractor's notice to owner | 10 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Original contractor only when you tick "This project is wholly residential with 4 or fewer family living units" | Wis. Stat. § 779.02 (2)(a) |
| Wisconsin | Subcontractor's or supplier's notice to owner | 60 days after first furnishing (commenced work) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Wis. Stat. § 779.02 (2)(b) |
| Wisconsin | File the claim for lien | 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site) | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Wis. Stat. § 779.06 (1) |
| Wisconsin | Commence an action to enforce the lien | 730 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Wis. Stat. § 779.06 (1) |
| Wyoming | File lien statement (contractor) | 150 days after last furnishing (last day on site), but no later than 150 days after final completion of the original contract (whichever is earlier) | Original contractor | Wyo. Stat. § 29-2-106 (a) |
| Wyoming | File lien statement (subcontractor, supplier, or preconstruction service provider) | 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site), but no later than 120 days after final completion of the original contract (whichever is earlier) | Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Wyo. Stat. § 29-2-106 (a) |
| Wyoming | Commence action to foreclose or enforce the lien | 180 days after notice of construction lien recorded | Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service | Wyo. Stat. § 29-2-109 (sole operative sentence) |
NoticeGuard is an app that turns a job's dates into a countdown for each statutory step, shows the statute text each date was read from, exports a calendar file (.ics) and sends reminders 14, 7 and 1 day before each deadline. It tracks and reminds; it does not file anything for you.