# Mechanics lien filing software that runs the deadline clock on every job before it runs out

> Mechanics lien filing is the sequence of dated notices and recordings a contractor, subcontractor or supplier has to complete to keep a claim against the property it improved. Every step is a hard deadline: California requires a preliminary notice no later than 20 days after work is first furnished, Florida requires a notice to owner within 45 days of commencing, and a Florida claim of lien dies 1 year after recording unless a suit is filed. Neurobird holds the job, the parties and the clock on one record.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/mechanicslien/
- Product: Neurobird Mechanics Lien Filing Operations Platform
- Niche: mechanics lien filing
- Buyer: contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-22

## What Neurobird Mechanics Lien Filing does

- Start the clock the day work is first furnished instead of the day somebody remembers to worry
- Serve and log the preliminary notice or notice to owner with proof that survives a challenge
- Record the claim of lien inside the state window that actually applies to your tier
- Watch the enforcement date and the release paperwork after recording, not just before it

## How it works

1. **Open the job** Owner, direct contractor, the party who hired you and the property description, captured once at the point where the first delivery or the first day of labor happens.
2. **Serve the notice** The state rule picks the form and the window, the service is logged with its date and method, and the file keeps what you would have to produce if anyone contests it.
3. **Run the clock to the end** Recording is the middle of the story. The record carries the enforcement date, the shortened window a notice of contest creates, and the release when the money finally lands.

## From the source material

> A sub-subcontractor or a materialman to a subcontractor must serve a copy of the notice on the contractor as a prerequisite to perfecting a lien under this chapter and recording a claim of lien.

Source: Florida Statutes 713.06, notice to owner, http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0713/Sections/0713.06.html

## Industry context

- **20 days** Deadline for a California preliminary notice after the claimant first furnishes work. A late notice still counts, but it only protects work performed in the 20 days before it was served. (source: California Civil Code 8204, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=8204)
- **60 days** Window a California direct contractor gets to record a claim of lien once the owner records a notice of completion or cessation, replacing the ordinary 90 days after completion. (source: California Civil Code 8412, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=8412)
- **30 days** Window a California claimant other than the direct contractor gets after the owner records a notice of completion or cessation, half the time the direct contractor above them has. (source: California Civil Code 8414, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=8414)
- **90 days** Time a California claimant has to commence an action after recording the claim of lien. Miss it and the claim of lien expires and is unenforceable, with an extension of credit capped at one year after completion. (source: California Civil Code 8460, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=8460)
- **45 days** Florida notice to owner deadline, served before commencing or not later than 45 days after commencing to furnish labor, services or materials, and always before final payment is disbursed. (source: Florida Statutes 713.06, http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0713/Sections/0713.06.html)
- **1 year** Life of a recorded Florida claim of lien with no suit filed. An owner can cut that to 60 days by serving a notice of contest, after which an unenforced lien is extinguished automatically. (source: Florida Statutes 713.22, http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0713/Sections/0713.22.html)

## Pricing

- Single trade: $149 per month
- Contractor: $495 per month
- Supplier network: $1,190 per month

## Questions

### What is a mechanics lien?

It is a claim recorded against real property by someone who improved it and was not paid. It attaches to the property rather than to the person who owes the money, which is why the statutes surround it with dated notices: California Civil Code 8204 requires a preliminary notice within 20 days of first furnishing work.

### What are the deadlines after an owner records a notice of completion?

In California they shorten. A direct contractor has 60 days from that recording under Civil Code 8412, and everyone else has 30 days under 8414, instead of the 90 days after completion that would otherwise apply. The filing happens on the owner's side, so the clock can start without anyone telling you.

### Does this file the lien for me?

No. Recording happens at the county and service happens through whoever you already use. This is the record of what was served, when, on whom and with what proof, and the deadline that follows from it.

### How does it handle several states at once?

The rule set belongs to the job, not to the company. A California job carries the 20 day preliminary notice and the 90 day action deadline, a Florida job carries the 45 day notice to owner and the one year life of the recorded lien.

### What happens after the lien is recorded?

The part most systems forget. California gives 90 days to commence an action before the claim expires, and in Florida an owner can serve a notice of contest that cuts the remaining life to 60 days, so the record keeps running after the recording.

## Sources

- [California Civil Code 8204, preliminary notice timing](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=8204)
- [California Civil Code 8412, direct contractor claim of lien](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=8412)
- [California Civil Code 8414, claim of lien by everyone else](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=8414)
- [California Civil Code 8460, enforcing the lien](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=8460)
- [Florida Statutes 713.06, notice to owner](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0713/Sections/0713.06.html)
- [26 U.S. Code 6323, priority against a federal tax lien](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6323)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/