Mississippi Construction Lien FAQ

You must file your Claim of Lien within 90 days of the last day you furnished labor or materials.

Subcontractors and suppliers must send an optional pre-lien or involvement notice early in the project as a best practice.

Who must send Mississippi Preliminary Notice:

• Subcontractors

• Sub-subcontractors

• Material suppliers

When Mississippi Preliminary Notice  sent: 

• Within 30 days of first furnishing labor or materials

What is the purpose of the Mississippi Preliminary Notice:

• To notify the owner and/or general contractor of your involvement

• To reduce payment disputes

• To improve visibility and communication

In Mississippi, Contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, equipment suppliers, registered architects, engineers, and land surveyors providing labor or materials for improvement may file liens.

If you miss the Mississippi mechanics lien filing deadline, your lien rights are permanently lost. Mississippi law strictly requires that a lien be filed within 90 days of the claimant’s last furnishing of labor, materials, or services. If this deadline is missed, you cannot later file a valid mechanics lien for that work, regardless of the amount owed.

Mississippi Mechanics lien are filed with the Chancery Clerk in the county where the property is located.

Once a Mississippi Mechanics lien is properly filed, it must be enforced by filing a lawsuit within one hundred eighty (180) days of the lien filing date. If the lien is not enforced within this timeframe, it becomes unenforceable. In some cases, an owner may file a Notice of Contest of Lien, which can shorten the enforcement deadline, making prompt action critical.

A Mississippi Mechanics lien must include claimant and owner details, property description, amount claimed, last furnishing date, and required statutory notice language.

No. Mississippi does not impose a minimum or maximum lien amount.

Yes. Multiple unpaid claimants may file separate Mississippi construction liens for amounts owed to them.

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