• Serve Notice of Intent to File a Lien Statement 10 days prior to filing of lien statement.
• Commercial - File Statement of Lien within 4 months of last furnishing.

                         See Speed Bumps for rental equipment.

• Residential - Lien period may be reduced to 2 months of last furnishing

                           (Special Rules for One and Two Family Homes & Day Laborers)           

A subcontractor or materialman performing work or furnishing materials on a one or two family home may
have less time than the usual 4 months to file a Statement of Lien. The reduction of time to file applies in
the case of a bona fide purchaser of the dwelling. In other words, if there is a purchaser (or could be a
purchaser) of the home, the Statement of Lien should be filed within 2 months. If the residence is not sold
within the 4 month period after completion, then, a claimant has the normal 4 months to file. However,
caution and prudent practice dictates that a lien on a one or two family dwelling be filed within 2 months.
The lien period is reduced to 2 months for laborers who perform work by day or piece but does not furnish
material