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

For Georgia, preliminary notice required is conditional — not required for GC; required for subs/remote claimants not in privity with GC only if a Notice of Commencement was filed; notice name is Notice to Contractor; notice deadline — gc (days) is not required; notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is 30; lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 90, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Georgia
- **Preliminary notice required:** conditional — not required for GC; required for subs/remote claimants not in privity with GC only if a Notice of Commencement was filed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice name:** Notice to Contractor _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — GC (days):** not required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 30 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lien recording deadline — GC (days):** 90
- **Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 90
- **Enforcement deadline (days):** 365
- **Late notice consequence:** forfeiture _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** O.C.G.A. §44-14-360 et seq.

## What the source says

> Serve the Notice to Contractor on the prime contractor within 30 days of first furnishing labor or materials, OR within 30 days after the filing of the Notice of Commencement, whichever date is later. If Notice of Commencement is not filed, Notice to Contractor is not required.

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/georgia

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