New York

PRELIMINARY NOTICE

Not applicable.

CONTENTS OF PRELIMINARY NOTICE

Name and address of lienor and property owner; description of labor, materials, or services furnished; amount owed; last date labor, material, or services furnished; and description of property to be liened. N.Y. Lien Law § 9 (McKinney)

WHEN COMPLETION OCCURS

Private: The date that labor and/or materials are last provided to the project by the lienor. Public: The date that the public entity issues a certificate of completion and acceptance.

TIME LIMIT FOR RECORDING MECHANICS LIEN

Single Family Dwelling: 4 months from last furnishing of labor and/or materials to the project. Notice of lien may be filed at any time during the progress of the work and the furnishing of the materials, or, within 8 months after the completion of the contract. N.Y. Lien Law § 10 (McKinney). Public: 30 days after completion.

TIME LIMIT FOR ENFORCING MECHANICS LIEN

1 year from the date the lien was recorded unless the lien has been extended, in which case the time limit is one year from the date of extension.

FORECLOSURE OR DISMISSAL BY COURT

Lien will expire within 1 year after the notice of lien was filed, unless action is timely filed to foreclose lien, and notice of the pendency is recorded. N.Y. Lien Law § 17 (McKinney)

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/PDF/1963/0/0497..PDF