Arizona
Possibly. Arizona allows 120 days after completion, but only 60 days after a recorded notice of completion.
Record the lien within 120 days after completion, or 60 days after a recorded notice of completion.
California
Usually no. California's limit is 90 days after completion, and it can be shorter (30 or 60 days) after a recorded notice of completion or cessation.
On private jobs, a direct contractor records the claim of lien before the earlier of 90 days after completion or 60 days after a recorded notice of completion or cessation. Everyone else records before the earlier of 90 days after completion or 30 days after that notice.
Cal. Civ. Code § 8412 · Cal. Civ. Code § 8414
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Florida
No, in most cases. Florida's claim of lien is due within 90 days after your last day of labor or materials.
Record a claim of lien within 90 days after the last day you furnish labor or materials, and serve it on the owner within 15 days of recording.
Georgia
No, in most cases. Georgia's claim of lien is due within 90 days after you finish the work or furnish the materials.
File the claim of lien with the clerk of superior court within 90 days after you finish the work or furnish the materials, and send a copy to the owner within 2 business days after filing.
Maryland
Yes for the petition (180 days), but a subcontractor's notice of intention is due within 120 days.
File a petition to establish the lien in circuit court within 180 days after the work is finished or materials furnished. A subcontractor also gives the owner written notice of intention within 120 days.
Md. Code, Real Prop. § 9-105(a) · Md. Code, Real Prop. § 9-104(a)
Massachusetts
It depends on the step. The notice of contract can be due at 60 or 90 days; the statement of account can run to 90 or 120 days.
Record the notice of contract by the earliest of 60 days after a recorded notice of substantial completion, 90 days after a recorded notice of termination, or 90 days after the last labor or materials. The statement of account is due by the earliest of 90, 120, or 120 days after those same events.
G.L. c. 254, § 2 · G.L. c. 254, § 4 · G.L. c. 254, § 8
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Michigan
No, in most cases. Michigan's claim of lien is due within 90 days after your last labor or materials.
Record the claim of lien with the register of deeds within 90 days after your last labor or materials.
Missouri
Yes. Missouri allows 6 months after the debt accrued, with a 10-day notice first for anyone but the original contractor.
File the lien with the circuit clerk within 6 months after the debt accrued. Anyone other than the original contractor gives the owner 10 days' notice before filing.
New Jersey
Usually no. New Jersey's lien claim is due within 90 days after your last work. On a residential job, the limit is 120 days with the arbitration step.
Lodge the lien claim with the county clerk within 90 days after your last work or materials. On a residential job, within 10 days after the arbitrator's decision and within 120 days after the last work.
How long to file a lien in New Jersey · New Jersey calculator
New York
Yes. New York allows 8 months, or 4 months for a single-family dwelling.
File the notice of lien with the county clerk within 8 months after the completion of the contract or the last item of work or materials, or within 4 months for a single-family dwelling.
North Carolina
Yes, up to 120 days after your last furnishing at the site.
File the claim of lien on real property with the clerk of superior court no later than 120 days after the last furnishing of labor or materials at the site.
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Ohio
No. Ohio's deadline is 60 or 75 days after your last labor or materials, so it is shorter than 90.
File the lien affidavit with the county recorder within 60 days after your last labor or materials for a one- or two-family dwelling or residential condo unit, and within 75 days for other property.
Pennsylvania
Yes. Pennsylvania allows 6 months after completion of your work.
File the claim with the prothonotary within 6 months after completion of your work.
Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963, § 502(a)(1)
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Texas
Often yes. Texas counts to the 15th day of the 3rd or 4th month after the month of your last work, which can be more than 90 days.
For original contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2022: a subcontractor or supplier files the lien affidavit by the 15th day of the 4th month after the month of the last labor or materials (3rd month on residential). The original contractor files by the 15th day of the 4th month after the month its work was completed, terminated, or abandoned (3rd month on residential).
Virginia
It depends on the dates. Virginia counts 90 days from the last day of the month of your last work, and also no later than 90 days after the building is completed or the work ends.
Record the memorandum of lien no later than 90 days from the last day of the month of your last labor or materials, and no later than 90 days after the building is completed or the work otherwise ends.
Other states are not covered yet, and Job Clock will not guess their dates. Missing a lien deadline does not always erase the debt itself; ask a construction attorney in that state what is left.
Questions
- Can you file a lien after 90 days?
- It depends on the state. Florida, Georgia, and Michigan use 90 days; Ohio is shorter; New York, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Maryland, and North Carolina allow longer. See each state above.
- When does the 90 days start?
- In most of these states it counts from your last day of labor or materials, but some count from completion of the project or from a recorded notice. Each state's line above says which.
- Does Job Clock file the lien for me?
- No. Job Clock shows the dates and, on the paid plan, emails reminders before them. It does not file liens or give legal advice.
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The dates are free. The paid plan adds email reminders, in English or Spanish, before each lien, notice, license, insurance, and bond date: $29 a month or $290 a year for one company.
Job Clock does not file liens, mail notices, renew licenses, or give legal advice. Paying does not mean a lien will hold or that you will get paid.
This is general information, not legal advice. Rules change. Check the current statute or ask a construction attorney in that state before you rely on a date. Job Clock does not file liens, mail notices, pull permits, or give legal advice.