The North Carolina rules this page uses
- Lien agent: for improvements costing $40,000 or more, the owner names a lien agent, except for improvements to an existing single-family home the owner lives in (§ 44A-11.1). A Notice to Lien Agent has to be received no later than 15 days after your first furnishing (§ 44A-11.2(l)).
- Claim of lien on real property: filed with the clerk of superior court no later than 120 days after the last furnishing of labor or materials at the site (§ 44A-12(b)), and served on the record owner (§ 44A-11).
- Lawsuit to enforce: no later than 180 days after the last furnishing at the site (§ 44A-13(a)).
- First-, second-, and third-tier subcontractors can enforce the contractor's lien through subrogation (§ 44A-23). Lower tiers have a lien on funds only (§ 44A-18(d)).
This is a calendar. It is not a law firm, and it does not send the notice or file the claim.
How it works
- 1. Enter the job dates. Pick the state, say who hired you, and type the first and last day you furnished labor or materials.
- 2. See your deadlines. The page shows each notice, lien, and lawsuit date, with the statute section it comes from. Add them to your phone calendar or save the job on this phone.
- 3. Get reminders. With the $29-a-month plan, Job Clock sends an email and a text, in English or Spanish, before the dates. Only a company that signs up and asks gets them.
The free dates and the $29 plan
The dates are free
- Deadline dates for 14 states (Florida, Texas, California, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Missouri, Arizona, and Maryland), each with its statute section
- A calendar file (.ics) for your phone calendar
- Save jobs on this phone and print a job card
- Papers Clock: your own license, insurance, bond, CE, OSHA card, and permit dates, with a calendar file
- Everything in English or Spanish
The paid plan adds reminders: $29 a month for one company
- An email and a text, in English or Spanish, before your deadlines. On Florida jobs: seven days before the mail-by date and fourteen days before the claim-of-lien date. In every other state, the reminders are for the dates on your job card.
- On a Florida job with a permit number, the reminder names that number and the county's public permit search page.
- Reminders for your Papers Clock dates are included for now.
- After you pay, reply to your Stripe receipt email or email david.dukes77102@gmail.com with your job details, and the reminders are set from that email. Texts go only to people who opt in.
- Cancel any time before the next monthly charge.
Not in either one: Job Clock does not mail notices, file liens, pull permits, collect debts, or give legal advice.
Why it matters: missing one of these deadlines can end your lien rights on that job, and a lien is one way to get paid when an invoice stays unpaid. Job Clock shows the dates and reminds you. It cannot promise that a lien will hold or that you will get paid.
What someone pays for
The dates are free. The paid plan adds an email and a text, in English or Spanish, before the dates on this card, for $29 a month for one company. It covers North Carolina jobs and your Papers Clock dates. Only a person who asks for the reminders gets them, and texts go only to people who opt in.
You can cancel any time before the next monthly charge. Job Clock does not take card numbers on this page, does not file papers, does not mail notices, does not pull permits, and does not give legal advice. Paying does not mean a lien will hold or that you will get paid.
After you pay, reply to your Stripe receipt email, or email david.dukes77102@gmail.com, with the job address, the county, the dates on this card, and English or Spanish. That is how the reminders get set. Use the same email to cancel.
Where the dates come from
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-11 — perfecting and serving the claim
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-11.1 — lien agent, $40,000
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-11.2 — Notice to Lien Agent, 15 days
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-12 — claim of lien, 120 days
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-13 — lawsuit, 180 days
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-18 — lien on funds
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-23 — subcontractor subrogation
- Chapter 44A, full text — North Carolina General Assembly
Statute text checked October 18, 2026 on the North Carolina General Assembly website.
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.