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Instruction packet for your state
A plain-English, step-by-step guide to the lien process in the state where the property sits — what to send, what to record, where to file, and what each statutory step requires. Every statute it cites is linked to that state's free public statute portal so you can read the current text yourself.
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Demand letter
A formal written demand for payment, dated, with the amount owed and the work performed. Often resolves the dispute before anything is filed. Drafted to be sent before legal action without prejudicing a later filing.
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Pre-lien or intent-to-lien notice
Where your state and your role on the job call for one, the notice you send to the owner before a lien can be recorded. Whether it is included, and which form it takes, is decided by your state's rules during intake — not every state and not every role requires one.
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Mechanic's lien document
The lien itself, prepared for your state and ready to notarize and record with the county recorder or clerk. Included in a full lien kit. Where a lien is not the right tool for your facts, the kit is the demand-only variant instead and the wizard tells you so before you pay.
Earth Pro Connect LLC is not a law firm. Consult an attorney licensed in the property state before filing. Terms of Service.
Get paid. On the timeline the law gives you.
A mechanics lien is the strongest leverage a contractor has when an owner stops paying. The catch is the deadlines. Miss one and the lien can be lost. This kit walks you through the notice, the demand letter and the lien recording for the state where the property sits. Plain English, statutory templates, and the deadlines computed from your own dates. We issue full lien kits in most states we serve, and a demand-letter kit in the rest. The state picker at the start of intake shows exactly which states get which kit.
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Fill the blanks and clear the callouts
Each document has fields you complete: property address, owner name, your business name, dates, dollar amounts, the legal description from the deed. Documents also carry "customer verification required" callouts wherever the statute requires you to confirm the current language before filing. Work through every one of them.
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Check your deadlines
Lien deadlines are strict, vary by state, and vary by your role on the job. Your instruction packet carries the deadlines computed for your own dates and cites the statute section each one comes from. Read them before you send or record anything — a step taken after its deadline can be worthless.
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Send and record
Notices and the demand letter go by certified mail with return receipt requested — keep the green card. The lien is recorded with the county recorder or clerk where the property sits, with the recording fee in hand. Confirm the current fee, format and filing method with that office; they change, so the packet points you to the office rather than freezing a number.
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Follow the clock
Once a lien is recorded, the owner has an incentive to settle, and many disputes resolve there. If yours does not, states give you a limited window to enforce the lien in court before it lapses. That window is in your packet, with its statute cite. Enforcement is a lawsuit — talk to an attorney licensed in the property's state well before the window closes.
Where your state and role require a pre-lien or intent-to-lien notice, it goes to the owner by certified mail. The clock generally runs from when work was performed, not from when you invoiced — your packet gives the rule and the date for your case.
A dated, specific written demand for the amount owed. Many disputes end here. Document every conversation that follows and keep your certified-mail receipts.
You record the mechanic's lien at the county recorder or clerk. The property title is encumbered, title companies see it, and a sale or refinance becomes difficult until it is resolved.
When you are paid, you release the lien — states set a deadline for doing that, and releasing late can carry its own penalty, so check your packet. If you are not paid, the lien must be enforced in court within your state's window or it lapses.
- 01Instruction packet — written for your stateEvery kitPDF
- 02Demand letterEvery kitPDF
- 03Pre-lien or intent-to-lien noticeWhere your state and role require onePDF
- 04Mechanic's lien, ready to notarize and recordFull lien kitsPDF
Documents are generated for your case at checkout and delivered as PDFs. Which of the four you receive is decided by your state, your role on the job and the property type — the wizard tells you before you pay.
This kit is not legal advice, EarthMove is not your attorney, and Earth Pro Connect LLC is not a law firm. The documents are self-help templates built from each state’s own lien statute. They have not been reviewed by an attorney licensed in your state— no state’s templates have. They are intended to give a contractor working without counsel a starting point that follows the form and timing the statute requires, and they are not a substitute for legal representation in any specific dispute.
Mechanics lien rights, deadlines and procedures vary by state and by the type of property and project. Each kit is generated for the single state you select at intake, and the documents in it are drafted for that state only. Do not file these documents in any other jurisdiction. They are not adapted for federal projects, which use the Miller Act, or for state and municipal public works, which use Little Miller Acts and varying bond claim procedures.
The deadlines are unforgiving. A required notice sent late can be waived. A lien recorded late can be invalid. A demand letter that misstates the amount owed by a material margin can be used against you. Read the deadlines in your instruction packet before you begin, and verify each one against the statute link the packet gives you. If your facts do not match the packet (the work was performed across multiple months, the contract was modified mid-project, the property changed ownership during the work, the project was federally funded), consult counsel before filing.
By buying this kit you acknowledge that no attorney-client relationship is created with EarthMove or Earth Pro Connect LLC, that no attorney has reviewed your documents, and that you file at your own risk. The templates are provided as-is. If a particular dispute carries material consequences (the amount in question is significant relative to your business, the owner has retained counsel, the property is held in a trust or by a non-natural person, the project involves a public entity) retain your own attorney before sending any document from this kit.
Every document carries “customer verification required” callouts wherever the statute requires you to confirm the current language. Work through all of them, against the official statute text, before you send or record anything. Statutes change between the date a template was written and the date you file, and it is your responsibility to check.
Legal Notice
IMPORTANT: Earth Pro Connect LLC is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal representation. This service assembles documents from statutory templates based on information you provide. We do not review your legal rights, evaluate the merits of your claim, or recommend a course of action. Before filing any document with a county clerk or serving it on another party, you should consult an attorney licensed in the state where the property is located. Improperly filed mechanic's liens may expose you to liability under the law of the state where the property is located, and may give rise to claims for slander of title. The penalty provisions that apply to an excessive, false, or fraudulent lien claim are set by that state's own statute: verify them against the current statute, or with an attorney licensed in that state, before you file. By using this service you acknowledge that you are acting on your own behalf and take full responsibility for verifying the accuracy of the information provided and the appropriateness of filing.