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	None.	Lien must be filed within 180 days from last providing materials or labor. Action to enforce must be commenced within 1 year from filing of lien.
	Notice of lien claim must be served on owner within 120 days after last providing labor or materials.	Lien must be filed within 180 days from last providing materials or labor. Action to enforce must be commenced within 1 year from filing of lien.
	Notice of lien claim must be served on owner within 120 days after last providing labor or materials.	Lien must be filed within 180 days from last providing materials or labor. Action to enforce must be commenced within 1 year from filing of lien.

NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

• Subcontractors must give written Notice to Owner of Intention to Claim a Lien within 120 days from last furnishing labor/materials to a project.

THE MECHANICS LIEN

In Maryland, any party furnishing labor/materials for a building may file a construction lien.  There are no limitations on certain tiers of contractors on the filing.

• Referred to as “Petition to Establish a Mechanic’s Lien”
• Must be filed within 180 days after labor/materials last furnished to the project.
• Lien expires if it is not foreclosed upon within one year after the lien was filed.
• In Maryland it is possible to file a petition to establish and enforce a mechanics lien in one filing.   This is called a “Petition to Establish and Enforce Mechanics Lien.”
• If the lien claimant is a corporation, it must be registered to do business in Maryland in order to maintain a lien action.