What is the deadline for filing a Statement of Lien?
The statutes require most persons or companies entitled to a lien to record the Statement of Lien no later than four months after the last day on which labor was performed or the last material or laborers were furnished by the lien claimant. There are two exceptions: • There is a different time limit for workers who performed labor by the day or piece. These workers must file a Statement of Lien no later than two months after the completion of the building, structure or improvement. • If the work was on a one or two-family home, the lien must be recorded within two months after completion of the construction project or the lien won’t be valid against a purchaser who buys the home without notice that the amounts due to lienholders have not been paid. The purchaser will only have notice if he or she has actual knowledge of the amount due, a lien is recorded before the home is sold or a notice for an extension of time in which to file a lien is recorded. These deadlines are strictly enfor
