Oregon Construction Lien FAQ

In Oregon, you must record the mechanics lien within 75 days of your last furnishing.

Yes. All claimants who do not have a direct contract with the owner must serve a Notice of Intent to Claim a Mechanics Lien within eight (8) days of first furnishing labor, materials, or services

Oregon grants mechanics lien rights to:

• General contractors

• Subcontractors

• Sub-subcontractors

• Material suppliers

• Equipment rental companies

• Laborers

• Architects, engineers, surveyors, and other design professionals

In Oregon, missing the 75-day lien filing deadline means no lien. Once the deadline passes, the lien remedy is gone permanently.

Oregon mechanics liens are with the County Clerkin the county where the property is located.

You must enforce an Oregon construction lien within 120 days of recording the lien.

An Oregon mechanics lien must contain specific required information and be properly executed, the information is: The lien must include:

• Claimant’s legal name and address

• Property owner’s name

• Hiring party

• Legal description of the property

• Description of labor, materials, or services

• Amount unpaid

• Last date of furnishing

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