Alabama Claim of Lien Form

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Get help filing your Alabama Mechanics Lien

In Alabama, a mechanics lien is called a Statement of Lien and it may be filed by any party who has not been paid for construction work on a project. This document is used to help contractors, suppliers, and others that work in the construction industry to get paid the money they’ve earned on their projects in Alabama.

There are two types of Alabama Mechanics Liens: the “Unpaid Balance Lien” and the “Full Price Lien.” This form may be used to file both types of liens.

An Unpaid Balance Lien is available to parties without a contract with the owner and is only effective to money in the hands of the owner at the time the Notice of Unpaid Lien is delivered to them.

A Full Price Lien is a lien in favor of general contractors or others in direct contact with the owner, or materialmen who gives a Notice to Owner prior to furnishing materials to the project.

Pro tip: Anyone who did not contract with the owner must deliver a Notice of Unpaid Lien to the property owner before filing a lien.

Fill out the form on the right to download your Alabama mechanics lien form. Use this form to easily that you can use to file a lien with an Alabama county recording office.

Rules and regulations for sending a Alabama Mechanics Lien

Deadline for Property Owner / Public Entity to send the Alabama Mechanics Lien

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Completion Date

In Alabama, those who contract directly with the owner have 6 months from when the debt became due to file a Statement of Mechanics Lien. This 6 month period is expiring, and it is time to file a lien.

Information that goes on Alabama Mechanics Lien

Amount of Your Lien Claim

Identify the total amount of your lien claim. This should be the total amount owed to you, after applying all credits, for labor and/or materials furnished to the project.

Select Unpaid Invoices

Select which invoices to associate with this order.

Specific Description of Labor or Materials

This will impact if your lien will be accepted by the county as “lien-able work". The more specific you can be, the better, here. For examples, please see levelset.com/description-of-labor

Who should you send this notice to?

Mail to the Property Owner / Public Entity with Affidavit of Service

After completing the Alabama Claim of Lien Form, you must deliver it to the appropriate parties required by statute. Notices are typically served on the property owner and, for sub-tier parties, the general contractor. However, depending on the type of notice, it can be helpful to send notices to anyone else who is in charge of your payment, like a lender or surety company on the project.

Others are asking about Alabama Mechanics Lien

Filing Liens

If you have two contracts, two liens is probably the best route to go, as you are acting as both a materials supplier and a subcontractor based on those contracts. The strategy of how to lien it is probably something that requires more information than what I have above. I would need to know 1) the scope of the contract 2) how much has been paid so far 3) how much work if any is left 4) is the steel still being purchased or has it all been delivered. Email me if you would like. mmontiel@montielhodge.com

Answered by Mark Montiel | Partner, Co-founder

Can a valid lien be filed on property

They can likely place a lien on the property, but the validity would certainly be suspect. Without change orders, they would need to demonstrate that you agreed in some what to that modification. Did they provide a reason it exceeded the budget so tremendously?

Answered by Mark Montiel | Partner, Co-founder

Is it too late to file a mechanics lien?

You are likely too late to file a lien. You can certainly proceed with a breach of contract claim and eventually execute a judgment if she fails to pay.

Answered by Mark Montiel | Partner, Co-founder

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Other forms to use in Alabama

Alabama Bond Claim Form

Alabama Claim of Lien Form

Alabama Final Conditional Lien Waiver Form

Alabama Final Unconditional Lien Waiver Form

Alabama Notice of Intent to Lien Form

Alabama Notice of Unpaid Lien Form

Alabama Notice to Owner Before Work Form

Alabama Partial Conditional Lien Waiver Form

Alabama Partial Unconditional Lien Waiver Form

Alabama Release of Lien Form

Alabama County Recorders

Looking to file/record a mechanics lien in Alabama? You'll need to get your Alabama mechanics lien filed and recorded with the county recorder in the county where the construction project is located. Here is a listing of all county recorders in Alabama. Click on any county to find more information about how to get your lien recorded in that county.