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

For Ohio, preliminary notice required is conditional — not required for GC; required for subs/suppliers within 21 days of first furnishing only when owner has filed a Notice of Commencement; notice name is Notice of Furnishing; notice deadline — gc (days) is not required; notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is 21; lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 75, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Ohio
- **Preliminary notice required:** conditional — not required for GC; required for subs/suppliers within 21 days of first furnishing only when owner has filed a Notice of Commencement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice name:** Notice of Furnishing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — GC (days):** not required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 21 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lien recording deadline — GC (days):** 75
- **Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 75
- **Enforcement deadline (days):** 6 years
- **Late notice consequence:** partial _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** Ohio Revised Code Annotated §1311.01 through §1311.22

## What the source says

> The Notice of Furnishing is required only when the owner has filed a Notice of Commencement. It is NOT required on owner-occupied 1-2 family residential projects, and NOT required if no Notice of Commencement has been filed. On projects where it applies, serve the Notice of Furnishing on the prime contractor and owner within 21 days of first furnishing labor or materials. Late service limits the lien to labor or materials furnished on or after the 21-day lookback period before service.

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/ohio

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