New Mexico
For New Mexico, preliminary notice required is conditional — not required for GC or those contracting directly with GC; required for remote claimants on claims over $5,000 within 60 days of first furnishing; notice name is Notice of Right to Claim a Lien; notice deadline — gc (days) is not required; notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is not required; lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 120, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- New Mexico
- Preliminary notice required
- conditional — not required for GC or those contracting directly with GC; required for remote claimants on claims over $5,000 within 60 days of first furnishing our reading
- Notice name
- Notice of Right to Claim a Lien
- Notice deadline — GC (days)
- not required
- Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- not required
- Lien recording deadline — GC (days)
- 120
- Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 90
- Enforcement deadline (days)
- 730
- Late notice consequence
- partial our reading
- Statute
- N.M. Statutes §48-2-1 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
Under §48-2-2.1, a mechanic or materialman who contracts with neither the owner nor the original contractor must serve a Notice of Right to Claim a Mechanic Lien within 60 days of first furnishing where the lien claim exceeds $5,000. An original contractor, and anyone contracting directly with the original contractor, is exempt, and the requirement does not reach residential property containing 4 or fewer dwelling units.
— mechanicslien.com, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- mechanicslien.comhttps://mechanicslien.com/new-mexico