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

For Missouri, preliminary notice required is conditional — subcontractors and suppliers must serve Ten-Day Notice of Intent to File Mechanic's Lien at least 10 days before recording; GC on owner-occupied residential must deliver Notice of Rights before receiving any payment; notice name is Ten-Day Notice of Intent to File Mechanic's Lien; notice deadline — gc (days) is not required (except owner-occupied residential: before receiving any payment); notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is at least 10 days before recording Statement of Lien; lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 180, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Missouri _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Preliminary notice required:** conditional — subcontractors and suppliers must serve Ten-Day Notice of Intent to File Mechanic's Lien at least 10 days before recording; GC on owner-occupied residential must deliver Notice of Rights before receiving any payment _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice name:** Ten-Day Notice of Intent to File Mechanic's Lien
- **Notice deadline — GC (days):** not required (except owner-occupied residential: before receiving any payment)
- **Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days):** at least 10 days before recording Statement of Lien
- **Lien recording deadline — GC (days):** 180
- **Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 180
- **Enforcement deadline (days):** 180
- **Late notice consequence:** forfeiture _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 429 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Missouri MO Construction Law Missouri Mechanic Lien Guide and FAQs Your Complete Guide to Mechanic Lien Rights Under Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 429 —

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/missouri

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