Lien deadlines
Lien deadlines for material suppliers, by state.
Every state sets its own notices and deadlines, and missing one can cost a supplier its lien. Each page lists the steps in order, with a link to the statute for every deadline.
General information, not legal advice. Last checked November 10, 2026.
- Texas lien deadlinesTexas counts its lien deadlines in months: most fall on the 15th day of a month that depends on when you delivered. Residential projects run one month shorter than commercial ones.
- Florida lien deadlinesFlorida is strict about the Notice to Owner: a supplier who is not in contract with the owner and misses it has no lien to enforce.
- Georgia lien deadlinesGeorgia gives suppliers 90 days to file a claim of lien and then 365 days to sue, with a short notice to the owner in between that is easy to miss.
- California lien deadlinesCalifornia starts with the 20-day preliminary notice. Send it late and the lien only covers what you furnished in the 20 days before the notice and after.