Liens
Preliminary Notice Record and Shape Check
Missing your preliminary notice is five different outcomes, not one. In 17 states it kills the lien; in 8 it only shrinks it; in 4 it caps it at what the owner still owes. Includes which of the six shapes your state uses, and the 3 where the day count runs backwards and there is no deadline to miss.
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When to use this
- •Starting on site and needing to know if a preliminary notice is due
- •Working out whether your state's day count runs forwards or backwards
- •You served late and need to know whether the lien is gone or just smaller
- •Recording what you served, when, and what proof you hold
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