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

For Mississippi, preliminary notice required is conditional — not required for GC or direct subs; remote claimants not in privity with owner must serve Pre-Lien Notice within 30 days of first delivery; notice name is Pre-Lien Notice; notice deadline — gc (days) is not required; notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is not required; lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 90, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Mississippi _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Preliminary notice required:** conditional — not required for GC or direct subs; remote claimants not in privity with owner must serve Pre-Lien Notice within 30 days of first delivery _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice name:** Pre-Lien Notice _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — GC (days):** not required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days):** not required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lien recording deadline — GC (days):** 90 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 90 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Enforcement deadline (days):** 180 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Late notice consequence:** none _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** Mississippi Code Annotated §85-7-131 et seq.

## What the source says

> File Mechanic Lien Enforcement 180 days Commence the action to enforce the Claim of Lien within 180 days after recording. File a Lawsuit Mississippi private project deadlines Prime Contractor Preliminary Notice: Not required. A prime contractor in privity with the owner has no Pre-Lien Notice obligation. Mechanic Lien: Record the Claim of Lien with the chancery clerk within 90 days after last furnishing labor or materials.

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/mississippi

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