Michigan Lien Law Summary (Private)

NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

**Subcontractors and Suppliers (those who did not contract with the property owner) must provide a Notice of Furnishing to the (a) General Contractor; and (b) Designee, both as identified in the Notice of Commencement, to preserve the right to lien.

Failure to serve this notice may not defeat a subcontractor or suppliers right to lien…however, it may reduce the value of the mechanic’s lien, depending on exact circumstances.

Don’t have a copy of the Notice of Commencement?    If its not on the jobsite, you can get it from the recorders office or you can ask the GC or the owner for it…both are required by law to provide it to you. If it isn’t recorded…a Notice of Furnishing is not technically required until it is.

Subcontractors and Suppliers (those who did not contract with the property owner) must provide a Notice of Furnishing to the (a) General Contractor; and (b) Designee, both as identified in the Notice of Commencement

**Laborers must provide the Notice of Furnishing within 30 days after the wages are due and unpaid.

THE MECHANIC’S LIEN

• Referred to as “Claim of Lien”
• Must be filed within 90 days after last furnishing labor and/or materials.
• Action to enforce lien must be filed within 1 year from the filing of the mechanic’s lien.

RESOURCES

Posts on Construction Lien Blog about Michigan Mechanic’s Liens and Notices