Iowa
For Iowa, preliminary notice required is conditional — not required for GC; required for subs/suppliers on residential projects within 30 days of first furnishing, or 90 days on commercial projects; notice name is Preliminary Notice; 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
- Iowa
- Preliminary notice required
- conditional — not required for GC; required for subs/suppliers on residential projects within 30 days of first furnishing, or 90 days on commercial projects our reading
- Notice name
- Preliminary Notice
- Notice deadline — GC (days)
- not required
- Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 30
- Lien recording deadline — GC (days)
- 90 verified
- Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 90 verified
- Enforcement deadline (days)
- 2 years 90 days
- Late notice consequence
- partial our reading
- Statute
- Iowa Code §572.1 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
All claimants must perfect their mechanic lien by filing a verified statement of account (mechanic lien claim) within 90 days after the date of last furnishing labor or materials, or within 90 days after the completion or cessation of the work, whichever is applicable. Enforcement suits must be commenced within 2 years from the expiration of the 90-day filing period.
— mechanicslien.com, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- mechanicslien.comhttps://mechanicslien.com/iowa