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

For Kentucky, preliminary notice required is conditional — not required for GC; subs/suppliers must serve Pre-Lien Notice within 75 days on residential or 120 days on commercial after last furnishing; notice name is Pre-Lien Notice; notice deadline — gc (days) is not required; notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is 120; lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 6 months, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Kentucky
- **Preliminary notice required:** conditional — not required for GC; subs/suppliers must serve Pre-Lien Notice within 75 days on residential or 120 days on commercial after last furnishing _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice name:** Pre-Lien Notice _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — GC (days):** not required
- **Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 120 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lien recording deadline — GC (days):** 6 months
- **Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 6 months
- **Enforcement deadline (days):** 12 months
- **Late notice consequence:** forfeiture _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** K.R.S. §376.010 et seq.

## What the source says

> Serve a written Pre-Lien Notice on the owner stating that labor or materials are being furnished and that the property will be held responsible. On owner-occupied single or two-family residences: serve within 75 days of last furnishing labor or materials. On all other projects: serve within 120 days of last furnishing labor or materials.

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/kentucky

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