# Arizona — Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and enforcement windows by US state and party role

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Preliminary notice required:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice name:** Preliminary 20-Day Notice _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — GC (days):** 20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lien recording deadline — GC (days):** 120 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 120 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Enforcement deadline (days):** 6 months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Late notice consequence:** partial _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** A.R.S. §33-981 et seq.

## 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.

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/arizona

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-08-14.
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