Alaska Construction Lien FAQ

In Alaska, you must record the mechanics lien within 120 days from the claimant’s last furnished work or materials.

No. Alaska does not require subcontractors, suppliers, or any other lien claimants to send a preliminary notice, notice to owner, or notice of intent before filing a mechanics lien.

Alaska grants lien rights to:

• General contractors

• Subcontractors

• Sub-subcontractors

• Material suppliers

• Equipment rental companies

• Laborers

• Architects, engineers, surveyors, and other design professionals

In Alaska, missing the 120 days lien filing deadline you permanently lose lien rights.

You record the Alaska Construction lien in the proper Recording District within 120 days of last furnishing.

You must enforce an Alaska construction lien within 6 months from recording.

An Alaska mechanics lien must include all of the following:

• Claimant’s legal name and address

• Property owner’s name

• Name of the person who hired the claimant

• Amount claimed as due and unpaid

• Statement that the amount is due after allowing all credits and offsets

• Description of the labor, materials, equipment, or professional services provided

• Property description sufficient for identification

• Date the claimant last furnished labor, materials, or services

• Verification (sworn statement)

No. Alaska does not impose a blanket minimum or maximum lien amount, but contractors should consider whether the amount in dispute justifies the cost of filing and enforcing the lien.

Yes. Multiple unpaid parties may file separate liens if each independently satisfies Alaska’s notice and filing requirements.

If the customer pays you the full amount owed after you have recorded a lien, you have a legal obligation to formally clear the lien from the property records.

You must prepare and file an Alaska Discharge of Lien (or Release of Lien) with the same office where the original lien was recorded.