Lien deadlines for your job.
Pick the state. Enter your first and last day. See every deadline.
Next: Notice of claim for unpaid work
Sun, Nov 15, 2026. Texas, sub.
Not legal advice. Public jobs take a bond claim, not a lien. Check the statute or a lawyer before you count on a date.
Lien deadlines in every state
When a subcontractor records a lien on a private job, state by state. Open a state for every role, the notices and the statute.
| State | Sub records the lien | Preliminary notice | Waivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4 months after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Alaska | 120 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Arizona | 120 days after the whole project is finished | Required | Waivers |
| Arkansas | 120 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| California | 90 days after the whole project is finished | Required | Waivers |
| Colorado | 4 months after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Connecticut | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Delaware | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| District of Columbia | 90 days after the whole project is finished | None typical | Waivers |
| Florida | 90 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Georgia | 90 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Hawaii | 45 days after the whole project is finished | None typical | Waivers |
| Idaho | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Illinois | 4 months after the whole project is finished | Required | Waivers |
| Indiana | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Iowa | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Kansas | 3 months after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Kentucky | 6 months after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Louisiana | 60 days after the whole project is finished | Required | Waivers |
| Maine | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Maryland | 180 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Massachusetts | 120 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Michigan | 90 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Minnesota | 120 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Mississippi | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Missouri | 6 months after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Montana | 90 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Nebraska | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Nevada | 90 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| New Hampshire | 120 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| New Jersey | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| New Mexico | 90 days after the whole project is finished | Required | Waivers |
| New York | 8 months after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| North Carolina | 120 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| North Dakota | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Ohio | 75 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Oklahoma | 90 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Oregon | 75 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Pennsylvania | 6 months after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Rhode Island | 200 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| South Carolina | 90 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| South Dakota | 120 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Tennessee | 90 days after the whole project is finished | Required | Waivers |
| Texas | by the 15th day of the 4th month after the month of your last day | Required | Waivers |
| Utah | 180 days after the whole project is finished | Required | Waivers |
| Vermont | 60 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Virginia | 90 days after the end of the month of your last day | None typical | Waivers |
| Washington | 90 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| West Virginia | 100 days after your last day on the job | None typical | Waivers |
| Wisconsin | 6 months after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
| Wyoming | 120 days after your last day on the job | Required | Waivers |
Never miss a lien date again.
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- Preliminary notice, lien and suit dates per job
- Reminders a week and a day before
- Waivers matched to each payment
- First and last day from the gate camera
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Questions crews ask
What is a mechanics lien?
A claim against the property you improved, for work or material you weren't paid for. It's how a GC, sub or supplier gets paid when the money stops, because the property can be sold to satisfy it.
What are the lien deadlines?
Usually three: a preliminary notice early in the job (in about 20 states), recording the lien within a set time after your last day or the end of the project, and a lawsuit to enforce it within a set time after recording. Miss one and the lien is gone.
Do lien deadlines count from my last day or the end of the job?
It depends on the state and your role. Some count from your last day of work or delivery, some from when the whole project finished, and some shorten if the owner records a notice of completion. The tool uses your last day when you don't know the finish date, which is the earlier, safer date.
Do these deadlines apply to public jobs?
No. You can't lien public property. On public work you make a claim on the payment bond, under the Miller Act (federal) or the state's Little Miller Act, with its own deadlines.
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