Florida: Notice to Owner (NTO)?

A subcontractor/supplier not in privity with the owner must serve a Notice to Owner within 45 days of FIRST furnishing labor or materials (and before final payment to the contractor). Miss it and you lose lien rights entirely for that work.

Florida: Claim of Lien recording deadline?

The Claim of Lien must be recorded within 90 days after your FINAL (last) furnishing of labor, services, or materials to the job. Note Florida counts from YOUR last work, not whole-project completion.

Florida: Lawsuit to foreclose the lien?

You must file suit to enforce the lien within 1 year of recording the Claim of Lien (a 20-day shortening notice can compress this), or the lien is unenforceable.

Florida · mechanics lien · for subcontractors & suppliers

Florida mechanics lien deadline

45-day Notice to Owner + 90-day Claim of Lien. Florida subs have 45 days from first work to serve a Notice to Owner, then 90 days from their LAST day on the job to record the Claim of Lien.

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Your soonest deadline is the Claim of Lien recording deadline, 40 days out (2026-08-02). We'll alert you as it approaches. (sample job: first work 2026-04-14, completed 2026-05-04 — swap in your dates below.)

Your deadlines (computed live)

Deadline	Due (sample)	Days left	Statute
Claim of Lien recording deadline The Claim of Lien must be recorded within 90 days after your FINAL (last) furnishing of labor, services, or materials to the job. Note Florida counts from YOUR last work, not whole-project completion.	2026-08-02	40 d	Fla. Stat. § 713.08(5)
Notice to Owner (NTO) A subcontractor/supplier not in privity with the owner must serve a Notice to Owner within 45 days of FIRST furnishing labor or materials (and before final payment to the contractor). Miss it and you lose lien rights entirely for that work.	2026-05-29	-25 d	Fla. Stat. § 713.06(2)(a)
Lawsuit to foreclose the lien You must file suit to enforce the lien within 1 year of recording the Claim of Lien (a 20-day shortening notice can compress this), or the lien is unenforceable.	—	—	Fla. Stat. § 713.22

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How the Florida clock works

Notice to Owner (NTO) — A subcontractor/supplier not in privity with the owner must serve a Notice to Owner within 45 days of FIRST furnishing labor or materials (and before final payment to the contractor). Miss it and you lose lien rights entirely for that work. [Fla. Stat. § 713.06(2)(a)]
Claim of Lien recording deadline — The Claim of Lien must be recorded within 90 days after your FINAL (last) furnishing of labor, services, or materials to the job. Note Florida counts from YOUR last work, not whole-project completion. [Fla. Stat. § 713.08(5)]
Lawsuit to foreclose the lien — You must file suit to enforce the lien within 1 year of recording the Claim of Lien (a 20-day shortening notice can compress this), or the lien is unenforceable. [Fla. Stat. § 713.22]

This is an informational deadline tool, not legal advice and not a law firm. Mechanics-lien deadlines turn on facts (exact trigger date, project type, public vs private, owner-occupied status, notices recorded by others) that can shift these dates. Confirm your dates with a licensed construction attorney in your state before relying on them. We compute the statutory window from the dates you enter; we do not verify your facts.

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