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Mechanic's lien deadlines, by state
A lien is the strongest claim you have on work you already did, and it dies on a deadline most contractors never hear about. Pick your state.
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This is a reference tool, not legal advice, and we are not a law firm. Lien law changes, varies by project type, and turns on facts we cannot see. Confirm your deadline with an attorney before you rely on it.
The part that catches people
The deadline is not the first thing that kills a lien. The paperwork is. In most states a lien depends on a documented, signed scope of work existing before the work happened. Start on a handshake and there may be nothing to attach a lien to, no matter how fast you file.
That is the whole reason TradeDesk exists. Every job starts with an e-signed scope, the deposit lands at signing, and the lien clock starts tracking on the day the job completes, so you are not looking up deadlines after the fact.
Stop looking this up after the fact
TradeDesk tracks the clock on every job automatically, in all 50 states.
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