Colorado Construction Lien FAQ

General contractors have 4 months; subcontractors and suppliers have 2 monthsfrom last furnishing.

Yes. All claimants must serve a Notice of Intent to Lien at least 10 days before recording.

Colorado grants mechanics lien rights to:

• General contractors

• Subcontractors

• Sub-subcontractors

• Material suppliers

• Equipment rental companies

• Laborers

• Architects, engineers, and other design professionals

You permanently lose lien rights. Colorado does not allow late filings or extensions.

You will file your Colorado Construction Lien with the County Clerk and Recorderwhere the property is located.

You must enforce a Colorado construction lien by filing a foreclosure suit within 6 months of recordingthe lien.

A Colorado mechanics lien must contain specific required information and be properly executed, including:

• Claimant’s legal name and address (you)

• Property owner’s name

• Hiring party’s name

• Legal description of the property

• Description of labor, materials, or services

• Amount claimed as unpaid

• Last date of furnishing

• Statement that Notice of Intent to Lien was served

• Claimant’s signature and verification

No. Colorado does not impose a minimum or maximum lien amount. A lien may be filed for any unpaid balance owed.

Yes. Multiple contractors and suppliers may file separate liens against the same property if each performed work and was not paid. 

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 a Colorado Discharge of Lien (or Release of Lien) with the same office where the original lien was recorded.