Arkansas Construction Lien FAQ

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

No. Arkansas 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.

Arkansas grants lien rights to:

• General contractors

• Subcontractors

• Sub-subcontractors

• Material suppliers

• Laborers

• Equipment rental companies

• Architects, engineers, surveyors, and other design professionals

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

You record the Arkansas Construction lien in the Circuit Clerk in the county where the property is located.

You must enforce an Arkansas construction lien within 15 months from recording.

An Arkansas mechanics lien must include all of the following:

• Claimant’s legal name and address

• Property owner’s name

• Hiring party’s name

• Legal property description

• Description of labor, materials, or services

• Amount claimed as unpaid

• Date of last furnishing

• Claimant’s signature and verification

No. Arkansas 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 Arkansas’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 Arkansas Discharge of Lien (or Release of Lien) with the same office where the original lien was recorded.