Commercial
Prime Contractor: File Notice of Contract before work begins.
Suppliers: Notice of the claim to both the owner and the general contractor within 75 days of the last day of the month in which the material was delivered to the site, or no later than the end of the statutory lien period, whichever comes first.
Residential
Serve a Notice of Non-Payment to the owner at least ten (10) days before filing a lien.
Where a Notice of Contract was timely filed, a subcontractor’s or supplier’s Statement of Claim must be filed within 30 days after the filing of a Notice of Termination (NOT). Otherwise, the lien period is extended to 60 days (70 days for residential construction) from filing of a NOT, or, if one is not filed 60 days from completion.
Within 1 year after the expiration of the period for recording liens.