5 deadlines NoticeGuard models for Kentucky: what each one counts from, the statute it was read from, and the statute text.
Information, not legal advice. This app reports what the statute says and cites the section it read. It is not legal advice, it does not file anything for you, and it does not tell you what to do.
Verify with the statute or an attorney. Statutes change, and courts reinterpret them. Every deadline in this app comes from a statute read on the date shown next to its citation - that snapshot can go out of date. Missing a mechanics lien deadline can extinguish your claim permanently, so confirm any deadline you are relying on with an attorney licensed in that state before you act on it.
Data verified: statute text retrieved 2026-09-21 (each citation below carries its own date). Rule data from the NoticeGuard app, source commit 22f9300.
Written notice to the owner (or the owner's agent or lessee) of intention to hold the property liable and the amount claimed, counted from this claimant's own last furnishing of labor or materials - for a claim under $1,000.
What it counts from. 75 days after last furnishing (last day on site).
Applies to. Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service.
Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.010 (4)(a) Official source · statute text retrieved 2026-09-21
“A person who has not contracted directly with the owner, the owner's agent, or the lessee, if applicable, shall not acquire a lien under this section unless he or she notifies, in writing, the owner of the property to be held liable, the owner's authorized agent, or the lessee, if applicable, within seventy-five (75) days on claims amounting to less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and one hundred twenty (120) days on claims in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) after the last item of material or labor is furnished, of his or her intention to hold the property liable and the amount for which he or she will claim a lien.”
If the date is missed (the statute's own terms). The statute's own mechanism: a claimant not in direct privity "shall not acquire a lien under this section" without this notice - no lien right ever attaches.
Also stated next to this deadline.
Proof of notice (§ 376.010(4)(b)): mailing to the owner's last known address, or to the owner's authorized agent within the county where the property sits, is sufficient proof.
Read whichever of these two rules matches your own claim amount - under $1,000 uses this 75-day rule; $1,000 or more uses the sibling 120-day rule.
Pre-lien notice (claim of $1,000 or more)
Written notice to the owner (or the owner's agent or lessee) of intention to hold the property liable and the amount claimed, counted from this claimant's own last furnishing of labor or materials - for a claim of $1,000 or more.
What it counts from. 120 days after last furnishing (last day on site).
Applies to. Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service.
Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.010 (4)(a) Official source · statute text retrieved 2026-09-21
“A person who has not contracted directly with the owner, the owner's agent, or the lessee, if applicable, shall not acquire a lien under this section unless he or she notifies, in writing, the owner of the property to be held liable, the owner's authorized agent, or the lessee, if applicable, within seventy-five (75) days on claims amounting to less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and one hundred twenty (120) days on claims in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) after the last item of material or labor is furnished, of his or her intention to hold the property liable and the amount for which he or she will claim a lien.”
If the date is missed (the statute's own terms). The statute's own mechanism: a claimant not in direct privity "shall not acquire a lien under this section" without this notice - no lien right ever attaches.
Also stated next to this deadline.
Proof of notice (§ 376.010(4)(b)): mailing to the owner's last known address, or to the owner's authorized agent within the county where the property sits, is sufficient proof.
Read whichever of these two rules matches your own claim amount - $1,000 or more uses this 120-day rule; under $1,000 uses the sibling 75-day rule.
File lien statement
Filed with the county clerk, counted from this claimant's own last day of labor or furnishing.
What it counts from. 180 days after last furnishing (last day on site).
Applies to. Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service.
Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.080 (1) Official source · statute text retrieved 2026-09-21
“Any lien provided for in KRS 376.010 shall be dissolved unless the claimant, within six (6) months after he ceases to labor or furnish materials, files in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the building or improvement is situated a statement of the amount due him, with all just credits and set-offs known to him, together with a description of the property intended to be covered by the lien sufficiently accurate to identify it, the name of the owner, if known, and whether the materials were furnished or the labor performed by contract with the owner or with a contractor or subcontractor.”
If the date is missed (the statute's own terms). The statute's own mechanism: "shall be dissolved" if not filed within the six months.
Also stated next to this deadline.
Approximated as 180 calendar days (6 months), the same approximation style used throughout this app.
Kentucky Lien statement forms shall require the name and address of the claimant; if the claimant is a corporation, the name and address of its process agent (or another address for service) is also required.
The statement must be subscribed and sworn to by the claimant or someone on the claimant's behalf.
Mail copy of lien statement to owner
A copy of the filed lien statement, sent by regular mail to the property owner's last known address, counted from the date the statement was filed with the county clerk.
What it counts from. 7 days after notice of construction lien recorded.
Applies to. Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service.
Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.080 (1) Official source · statute text retrieved 2026-09-21
“The claimant shall send by regular mail a copy of the statement to the property owner at his last known address within seven (7) days of filing the statement with the county clerk. Any lien provided for in KRS 376.010 shall be dissolved if a copy of the statement is not sent to the property owner as provided in this subsection.”
If the date is missed (the statute's own terms). The statute's own mechanism: "shall be dissolved" if this copy is not sent within the seven days - a small, easy-to-miss deadline that carries the same weight as the filing deadline itself.
Bring action to enforce the lien
Counted from the day the lien statement was filed with the county clerk.
What it counts from. 365 days after notice of construction lien recorded.
Applies to. Original contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, Preconstruction service.
Kentucky Revised Statutes § 376.090 (1) Official source · statute text retrieved 2026-09-21
“Any lien provided for in KRS 376.010 shall be deemed dissolved unless an action is brought to enforce the lien within twelve (12) months from the day of filing the statement in the clerk's office, as required by KRS 376.080. If the debtor against whose property the lien is claimed dies before the expiration of the time prescribed for bringing the action, a further period of six (6) months from the date of the qualification of his personal representative shall be allowed within which the action may be brought.”
If the date is missed (the statute's own terms). The statute's own mechanism: "shall be deemed dissolved" unless the action is brought within the twelve months.
Also stated next to this deadline.
Approximated as 365 calendar days (12 months), the same approximation style used throughout this app. Twelve calendar months is 365 or 366 days, so this date always lands on or before the statutory one - never after it.
This deadline runs from the lien's own recording date, not from last furnishing - unlike South Carolina's and North Carolina's enforcement deadlines, which share the filing deadline's own anchor, Kentucky's foreclosure clock starts fresh once the lien is actually filed.
If the property debtor dies before the original 12 months runs, the statute grants a further 6 months from the qualification of a personal representative - a data-dependent extension this app does not separately track.
Weekend and holiday rollover
NoticeGuard does not model a weekend or holiday extension for Kentucky. The dates above are the plain count from the date you enter. Check whether a Saturday, Sunday or holiday changes your date.
What this rule set does not cover
The pre-lien notice (KRS 376.010(4)(a)) is shown as two separate rules split by claim amount (under $1,000 → 75 days; $1,000 or more → 120 days) because this app does not otherwise collect a claim amount to pick automatically - read whichever applies to your own claim, not both.
The pre-lien notice does not apply to a claimant in direct privity with the owner (KRS 376.010(4)(a): "A person who has not contracted directly with the owner...") - modeled here for subcontractor, supplier, and preconstruction service provider roles only, not the original contractor.
A residential carve-out exists and is NOT modeled: KRS 376.010(5) sets a flat 75-day notice period "in lieu of" subsection (4) for an owner-occupied single or double family dwelling, regardless of claim amount. This app always applies the general (4)(a) amount-based rule.
Weekend/holiday rollover is NOT modeled - deliberately, not by oversight. KRS 446.030(1)(a) is, by its own text, a general "any applicable statute" computation rule with no case law confirmation found tying it to Chapter 376's deadlines specifically. The same honest gap as every other state in this app carrying this caveat.
Only KRS 376.010(4), 376.080, 376.090, and 446.030 have been read. The rest of Chapter 376 - including engineers'/architects'/land surveyors' liens (§ 376.075), public-improvement/bonded liens (§§ 376.210 et seq.), and other lien types in the same chapter (attorney's, motor vehicle, livestock) - has not been incorporated.
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.