Preliminary notices
Send a preliminary notice
The notice each state uses to protect or condition lien rights, prepared with the recipients and timing that state requires. $49, flat. Available in 34 states. Timing differs by state: some are due at the start of a job, others only once you are owed money.
Required of every claimant Required of some claimants Not a condition of the lien
Required of every claimant 4
Whoever you are on the job, the notice is a condition of the lien. Miss it and there is no lien to file.
Required of some claimants 14
A condition of the lien for certain positions in the chain, or on certain kinds of project. Where it applies to you, missing it costs the lien — your state page says which.
Not a condition of the lien 16
Skipping it does not by itself end the lien, but it can limit what the lien covers. Your state page says how.
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