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    Lien Enforcement Deadline Record

    Recording the lien starts a second clock, and when it runs out the lien is void while the debt survives. Includes all 51 enforcement windows and the 12 states where the other side can collapse yours to as little as 30 days with a letter.

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    When to use this

    • •You have just recorded a lien and need the deadline that kills it
    • •A demand to commence suit has arrived and you need the new date
    • •Working out whether your enforcement clock started at recording or at your last day
    • •Checking whether suing is enough or your state needs a lis pendens too

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