Resources for contractors
Plain-language guides, state-by-state deadlines, and the form library that LienShield uses to protect payment rights across every US jurisdiction.
Blog & guides
How preliminary notices work, why a missed deadline kills a lien, state-by-state quirks, and real-world payment-protection stories.
Read the blogMechanics lien FAQ
Answers to the most common questions about lien rights, deadlines, preliminary notices, and what happens when you miss a date.
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Enter your state and key project dates. Get the exact mechanics-lien filing deadline, preliminary-notice window, and any notice-of-intent timing — including weekend and state-holiday rolls.
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LienShield encodes statutes, recorder fees, notarization rules, and prelim-notice triggers for every US jurisdiction. We update when state laws change.
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Preliminary notices, mechanics liens, notices of intent, lien releases, demand letters, federal Miller Act bond claims, and 100+ state-specific forms — all generated as recording-ready PDFs.
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How we protect your project data, contracts, and lien filings — encryption, hosting, headers, and a public vulnerability-disclosure policy.
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Create a free account, drop in your project details, and LienShield computes your deadlines, generates the right notice or lien, and sends reminders so the deadline doesn't pass you by.