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

For Arkansas, preliminary notice required is conditional — residential GC must deliver Pre-Construction Notice to Owner before commencing work; commercial subs/suppliers must serve Notice to Owner and Contractor within 75 days after last furnishing; all claimants must serve Notice of Intent to Lien at least 10 days before filing; notice name is Notice of Intent to Lien; notice deadline — gc (days) is 10 days before filing lien (Notice of Intent to Lien); before work begins for residential (Pre-Construction Notice); notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is 75; lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 120, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Arkansas
- **Preliminary notice required:** conditional — residential GC must deliver Pre-Construction Notice to Owner before commencing work; commercial subs/suppliers must serve Notice to Owner and Contractor within 75 days after last furnishing; all claimants must serve Notice of Intent to Lien at least 10 days before filing _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice name:** Notice of Intent to Lien _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — GC (days):** 10 days before filing lien (Notice of Intent to Lien); before work begins for residential (Pre-Construction Notice)
- **Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 75 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lien recording deadline — GC (days):** 120
- **Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 120
- **Enforcement deadline (days):** 15 months
- **Late notice consequence:** forfeiture _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** AR Code Ann. §18-44-101 et seq.

## What the source says

> On commercial projects, subcontractors and material suppliers must serve a Notice to Owner and Contractor within 75 days after last furnishing labor or materials. Every claimant must also serve a Notice of Intent to Lien on the owner at least 10 days before filing the lien.

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/arkansas

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