Minnesota
PRELIMINARY NOTICE
Subcontractor must provide notice within 45 days of first furnishing labor, skills, or materials § 514.011.
CONTENTS OF PRELIMINARY NOTICE
Specific statutory language, including notice of right to claim lien and of owner’s right to pay subcontractors directly or withhold funds for 120 days absent receipt of lien waiver.
WHEN COMPLETION OCCURS
Completion is “the last of the work, or furnishing the last item of skill, material, or machinery”. § 514.08, Subd. 1.
TIME LIMIT FOR RECORDING MECHANICS LIEN
Lien must be recorded within 120 days of completion. § 514.08, Subd. 1.
TIME LIMIT FOR ENFORCING MECHANICS LIEN
Within 1 year of date of last item of claim in recorded lien statement. § 514.12, Subd. 3.
FORECLOSURE OR DISMISSAL BY COURT
No limitation beyond general requirement of plaintiff to prosecute action towards trial date set by Minn. R. Gen. P. 111.03