Kansas
PRELIMINARY NOTICE
Subcontractors must provide warning letter or copy of statement by owner saying warning letter was received. K.S.A. § 1103a, but see K.S.A. § 60-1103b for different procedure for new residential property.
CONTENTS OF PRELIMINARY NOTICE
(1) Name of owner; (2) Name and address of claimant sufficient for service of process; (3) Description of real property; and (4) Itemized statement and amount of claim. K.S.A. § 60-1102(a).
WHEN COMPLETION OCCURS
Completion occurs upon final furnishing of materials, services, or labor in accordance with the contract. Crème de la Crème, Inc. v. R & R Intern., Inc., 32 Kan.App.2d 490, 493, 85 P.3d 205, 208 (2004).
TIME LIMIT FOR RECORDING MECHANICS LIEN
Prime contractors must record within 4 months of the date materials, services or labor were last furnished. K.S.A. § 60-1102(a). Within that 4-month period, a claimant may file for a 1-month extension. K.S.A. § 60-1102(c). All others must record within 3 months. K.S.A. § 60-1103(a)(1).
TIME LIMIT FOR ENFORCING MECHANICS LIEN
An action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien must be brought within 1 year of filing the lien statement, or 1 year from the maturity date of a promissory note attached to the lien statement in lieu of an itemized statement. K.S.A. § 60-1105.
FORECLOSURE OR DISMISSAL BY COURT
If no action to foreclose a lien is brought within the time limits identified in K.S.A. § 60-1105, the lien is considered canceled by limitation of law. K.S.A. § 60-1108.