• Commercial: Serve prime contractor or owner-builder within 30 days from first furnishing labor or material.
  • Notice is not required when selling directly to the prime contractor.

Residential Construction:  ANY project involving a single family or two family dwelling, or a condominium.

• Residential (Prime Contractor): Register Notice of Commencement in the state’s Mechanic’s Notice and Lien Registry (MNLR) within 10 days of commencement of the project.
• Residential (Subcontractor/Supplier): Serve owner and register Preliminary Notice in the state’s MNLR as soon as possible to trap funds.  When a NOC is not registered by Owner or Prime Subcontractor/Supplier must post NOC then post preliminary notice to have lien rights. 

• File (effective 1/1/13 Register in the state MLBR) 90 days of last furnishing labor, material or services. Failure to file within the 90 days may, however, not defeat the lien. See Speed Bumps.

• Within 2 years from the expiration of 90 days from filing the claim. The owner may serve a demand that suit be filed within 30 days.