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Type your date. The page shows the deadline and the statute it comes from. Nothing you type leaves this phone. This quick check assumes you are a subcontractor or supplier and that a mechanics' lien agent is named on the building permit of a one- or two-family home. For other cases, use the full calculator.
The Virginia rules behind these dates
- One- or two-family home with a mechanics' lien agent named on the building permit: notify the agent within 30 days of first furnishing. § 43-4.01(C).
- Memorandum of lien, recorded with the clerk where the property sits: 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. It cannot include work more than 150 days before your last day (retainage up to 10% excepted). § 43-4.
- Subcontractors notify the owner of the claim (§ 43-7); sub-subcontractors notify the owner and the general contractor (§ 43-9).
- Suit to enforce: within 6 months after recording or 60 days after completion, whichever is later. § 43-17. Minimum $150. § 43-3.
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This is the Virginia rule only. Notice and lien deadlines are different in every state. Dates are counted in calendar days.
Where the dates come from
Same rules as the Virginia calculator page. Statute text checked October 18, 2026.
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.