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Nevada Mechanics Lien

Record a Nevada mechanics lien for unpaid construction work. Learn the 90-day recording deadline, the notice of right to lien, and six-month enforcement.

Introduction

A Nevada mechanics lien is a legal claim recorded against real property by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier who improved the property and was not paid. Once recorded, the notice of lien attaches to the property, clouds the title, and can be enforced through a court-ordered sale. That security is what gives the lien its leverage, and Nevada sets out the right in Chapter 108. The lien only works if you perfect it on time. Every claimant other than a labor-only worker should serve a notice of right to lien on the owner, because the lien reaches only work furnished in the 31 days before that notice. On a residential job, a claimant other than a laborer must serve a 15-day notice of intent to lien before recording. The notice of lien must be recorded within 90 days after completion, and you must sue to enforce within six months of recording. DocDraft prepares a Nevada mechanics lien, and attorney review is available before you record.

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Key Things to Know

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    A Nevada mechanics lien secures payment against the improved property. Contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, equipment lessors, and others who furnished work or materials to a work of improvement and were not paid can claim one under Nev. Rev. Stat. Chapter 108.

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    Serve a notice of right to lien early. Under section 108.245, every claimant except a labor-only worker should deliver one to the owner. The lien reaches only work and materials furnished in the 31 days before that notice, plus anything after.

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    The recording deadline is 90 days. Under section 108.226 the notice of lien must be recorded within 90 days after the latest of completion, last delivery of material or equipment, or last performance of work, or within 40 days after a recorded notice of completion.

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    You must sue within six months. Section 108.233 says the lien does not bind the property for more than six months after the notice of lien is recorded unless enforcement proceedings are commenced in court within that time.

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    Nevada reads the steps strictly. Missing the notice of right to lien, the 90-day recording window, or the six-month deadline to sue generally forfeits or limits the lien, though a separate contract claim for the unpaid amount may remain.

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    The lien uses statutory forms. Section 108.226 sets the form and required contents of the notice of lien, and section 108.245 sets the form of the notice of right to lien, including the amount, the owner, and the property.

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    Residential jobs add a 15-day notice of intent. Under section 108.226(6), on a single-family or multifamily residence a claimant other than a laborer must serve a 15-day notice of intent to lien on both the owner and the reputed prime contractor before recording.

Key decisions before you file

Before you file a Mechanics Lien in Nevada, a few decisions shape the document: which option to choose and what each one means. The Mechanics Lien guide walks through them.

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NOTICE OF LIEN (NEVADA MECHANICS LIEN)

Recorded under Nev. Rev. Stat. Chapter 108, sections 108.221 to 108.246. The undersigned lien claimant records this Notice of Lien against the real property described below to secure payment for work or materials furnished to the work of improvement on that property.

  1. LIEN CLAIMANT Name: [CLAIMANT NAME] Role: [CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR / SUPPLIER / EQUIPMENT LESSOR / LABORER] Address: [CLAIMANT ADDRESS]

  2. OWNER OR REPUTED OWNER Name: [OWNER NAME] Address: [OWNER ADDRESS]

  3. PERSON WHO ORDERED THE WORK The claimant furnished the work at the request of, or under contract with: [PERSON OR COMPANY THAT ORDERED THE WORK].

  4. PROPERTY (WORK OF IMPROVEMENT) Street address: [PROPERTY ADDRESS]. Legal description: [LEGAL DESCRIPTION]. County: [COUNTY].

  5. WORK OR MATERIALS FURNISHED Description: [DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK, MATERIALS, OR EQUIPMENT PROVIDED]. Date first furnished: [FIRST DATE]. Date last furnished / completion: [LAST DATE].

  6. AMOUNT OF THE LIEN The amount of the original contract, the total amount of all additional or changed work, the total amount paid, and the amount claimed after deducting all just credits and offsets: $[AMOUNT].

  7. NOTICES GIVEN Notice of right to lien under section 108.245 served on the owner on: [DATE]. On a residential job, 15-day notice of intent to lien under section 108.226(6) served on the owner and reputed prime contractor on: [DATE].

  8. VERIFICATION The claimant or the claimant's authorized agent verifies under oath that they have read this Notice of Lien and that the facts stated in it are true.

Signature: [SIGNATURE] Printed name and title: [NAME AND TITLE] Date: [DATE]

[NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT]

RECORDING AND ENFORCEMENT: Record this Notice of Lien with the county recorder within 90 days after the latest of completion, last delivery of material or equipment, or last performance of work, or within 40 days after a recorded valid notice of completion (Nev. Rev. Stat. section 108.226). Commence proceedings to enforce the lien within six months of recording (Nev. Rev. Stat. section 108.233).

Note: This Nevada notice of lien follows Nev. Rev. Stat. Chapter 108. Confirm the current statutory form, contents, and deadlines, or have this reviewed by an attorney, before you record.

Nevada Requirements for Mechanics Lien

Nevada Filing Deadline and Office

File the Nevada mechanics lien in the correct office, a county recorder or court as Nevada requires, within the state's deadline after you last furnish labor or materials. Nevada applies the deadline strictly, so filing late or in the wrong office can void the lien.

Frequently Asked Questions

Recorded as a notice of lien, Nevada's mechanics lien lets a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier stake a legal claim on a property they improved without being paid. The claim fastens to the real estate and clouds its title, blocking an easy sale or refinance, and it can end in a court-ordered sale of the property. Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 108 governs it.

Contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, equipment lessors, and laborers who contributed to a work of improvement and were not paid can file. Every claimant except one who performs only labor should serve a notice of right to lien on the owner to preserve the full reach of the lien, and residential jobs add a 15-day notice of intent to lien before recording.

You have 90 days. Section 108.226 requires the notice of lien to be recorded within 90 days after the latest of completion of the work of improvement, the last delivery of material or equipment, or the last performance of work. If the owner records a valid notice of completion, the window shortens to 40 days. Recording is done with the county recorder.

Usually two. Under section 108.245, every claimant other than a labor-only worker should serve a notice of right to lien on the owner, since the lien reaches only work furnished in the 31 days before it. On a single-family or multifamily residence, section 108.226(6) also requires a 15-day notice of intent to lien served on the owner and the reputed prime contractor before recording.

Six months. Under section 108.233, the notice of lien does not bind the property for longer than six months after it is recorded unless proceedings to enforce it are commenced in a proper court within that time. If you do not file the foreclosure action inside the six-month window, the lien no longer binds the property.

Missing the notice of right to lien, the 90-day recording window, or the six-month deadline to sue generally means the lien is lost or sharply limited, because Nevada applies these rules strictly. You may still pursue the party who hired you for breach of contract to recover the debt, but you give up the security a lien against the property provides.

Yes, on residential work. For a work of improvement involving construction, alteration, or repair of a single-family or multifamily residence, section 108.226(6) requires a lien claimant other than a laborer to serve a 15-day notice of intent to lien on both the owner and the reputed prime contractor before recording a notice of lien. Serving it also extends the recording deadline by 15 days.

When the debt is paid, the claimant should record a release or discharge of the notice of lien with the county recorder to clear the title. A lien also stops binding the property once six months pass without enforcement proceedings. An owner who believes a lien is invalid can challenge it in court, and Nevada allows a lien to be bonded off.