Arizona
For Arizona, preliminary notice required is yes; notice name is Preliminary 20-Day Notice; notice deadline — gc (days) is 20; notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is 20; lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 120, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- Arizona verified
- Preliminary notice required
- yes our reading
- Notice name
- Preliminary 20-Day Notice verified
- Notice deadline — GC (days)
- 20 verified
- Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 20 verified
- Lien recording deadline — GC (days)
- 120 verified
- Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 120 verified
- Enforcement deadline (days)
- 6 months verified
- Late notice consequence
- partial our reading
- Statute
- A.R.S. §33-981 et seq.
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Best practice is to serve the Preliminary 20-Day Notice at the very start of furnishing, not at the 20-day cutoff. Only sub-tier claimants down to the second tier have lien rights in Arizona. Suppliers to suppliers are not protected. Mechanic Lien: Record the Notice and Claim of Lien with the county recorder within 120 days after completion of the project. If the owner records a Notice of Completion, the recording deadline shortens to 60 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, whichever occurs first. Attach a copy of the Preliminary 20-Day Notice, a mailing affidavit and certificate of mailing, and a copy of the construction contract to the recorded Notice and Claim of Lien. Enforcement: Commence an action to foreclose the mechanic lien within 6 months after the Notice and Claim of Lien is recorded.
— mechanicslien.com, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- mechanicslien.comhttps://mechanicslien.com/arizona