Michigan

PRELIMINARY NOTICE

Subcontractor or supplier must serve within 20 days after claimant first furnishes work; laborer within 30 days after wages were due but unpaid. MCL 570.1109.

CONTENTS OF PRELIMINARY NOTICE

Name and address of lienor and the subject of the lien; name of the owner; legal description of the property; and a general description of the services, labor, or materials furnished MCL 570.1109.

WHEN COMPLETION OCCURS

Last furnishing of labor or material pursuant to the claimant’s contract; warranty work does not extend completion. MCL 570.1111.

TIME LIMIT FOR RECORDING MECHANICS LIEN

A lien must be recorded within 90 days after claimant’s last furnishing of labor or material pursuant to the claimant’s contract. MCL 570.1111.

TIME LIMIT FOR ENFORCING MECHANICS LIEN

No later than 1 year after the date claimant recorded its lien. MCL 570.1117(1).

FORECLOSURE OR DISMISSAL BY COURT

If an action to enforce a lien is not commenced within 1 year after the date claimant recorded the lien, the court may dismiss the action. MCL 570.1129.

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-act-497-of-1980.pdf