Georgia Notice to Contractor: 30 days

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The Georgia rules behind these dates

• Notice to Contractor: if you have no contract with the contractor and a Notice of Commencement was filed for the job, send a written Notice to Contractor to the owner and the contractor within 30 days after the Notice of Commencement was filed or 30 days after your first delivery of labor, services, or materials, whichever is later. If no Notice of Commencement was filed, this step does not apply. § 44-14-361.5(a), (c), (d).
• Claim of lien: file it with the clerk of superior court in the county where the property is, within 90 days after you finish the work or furnish the materials. § 44-14-361.1(a)(2).
• No later than 2 business days after filing, send a copy of the claim of lien by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery to the owner, and, if a Notice of Commencement was filed, to the contractor at the address on it. § 44-14-361.1(a)(2).
• A preliminary notice of lien rights is optional in Georgia: it may be filed within 30 days after you deliver materials or labor, with a copy sent within 7 days. You can enforce a lien without it. § 44-14-361.3.

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This is the Georgia rule only. Notice and lien deadlines are different in every state. Dates are counted in calendar days.