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	Notice must be in contract, or served on owner within 10 days after work is agreed upon.	Lien must be filed within 120 days from last providing materials or labor. Action to enforce lien must be commenced within 1 year from last supplying labor or material.
	Preliminary Notice within 45 days of first providing labor or materials.	Lien must be filed within 120 days from last providing materials or labor. Action to enforce lien must be commenced within 1 year from last supplying labor or material.
	Preliminary Notice within 45 days of first providing labor or materials.	Lien must be filed within 120 days from last providing materials or labor. Action to enforce lien must be commenced within 1 year from last supplying labor or material.

NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

General Contractor:  Must provide General Contractor’s Notice within the written contract.  If not within the written contract, must be provided to owner within 10 days after work has been agreed upon.

This Notice Not Required If:

• Claimant will not and has not contracted with any other subcontractor or suppliers to provide labor, skill or materials to the project;
• Property is not agricultural or residential property, and has more than 5,000 total usable floor space;
• Property is residential with more than four family units;
• The Owner / Contractor are the same person, or substantially the same persons.

All Others:  All other parties must provide a Lien Claimant’s Notice within 45 days after first furnishing labor and/or materials to a project – at the latest.   Best protection to send as immediately as possible.

This Notice is Not Required If:

• Property is not agricultural or residential property, and has more than 5,000 total usable floor space;
• Property is residential with more than four family units.

THE MECHANICS LIEN

• Referred to as “Mechanics Lien Statement”
• Must be filed and served on the property owner and the party who contracted with the claimant within 120 days after last furnishing labor and/or materials to the project.
• Must commence action to foreclose on the lien within 1 year after last furnishing labor and/or materials to the project.
• Generally, most parties on a project have lien rights in MN.    A supplier to a supplier does not have lien rights.