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

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** N.M. Statutes §48-2-1 et seq.

## 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.

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/new-mexico

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