Colorado Statement of Mechanics Lien Form (for GCs) Form
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Get help filing your Colorado Mechanics Lien
A mechanics lien is a very effective tool to help contractors get paid for their work. This Colorado Statement of Mechanics Lien Form is for General Contractors (Prime Contractors) who have not been paid for services, labor, materials, equipment, or other construction services performed on a job.
If you’re looking to file a Colorado mechanics lien, there are two general requirements:
- Contractors must file a Notice of Intent to Lien 10 days before filing the lien. An affidavit proving the Notice of Intent to lien was sent to the property owner must also be included when filing a lien with the County Recorder. Not sending a Notice of Intent Lien may mean an invalid lien.
- The mechanics lien must be filed within 120 days of last delivering labor or materials. If only labor was performed on the job (and not materials) a general contractor has 2 months to file a mechanics lien in Colorado.
This form meets the requirements set forth in at Colorado Revised Statutes, §38-22-101 through §38-22-133 as enacted by the Colorado legislature.
Not a General Contractor? Use a different mechanics lien form
Colorado is one of the few states that has a specific Statement of Mechanics Lien form for General Contractors and another form for subcontractors. Not using the correct mechanics lien form may mean a rejected lien from the County Recorder or an invalid lien if challenged in court.
If you’re a subcontractor and looking for a mechanics lien form you can use in Colorado, you need to use a different lien form.
Download the Colorado Mechanics Lien Form for Subcontractors & Suppliers
Rules and regulations for sending a Colorado Mechanics Lien
Contractors have 4 months from the last furnishing of labor, materials and/or services to file their Statement of Lien. This 4 months period has expired, and its time to file the Lien. YOU MAY IGNORE THIS DEADLINE IF YOU FILED A NOTICE TO EXTEND TIME IN WHICH TO FILE A LIEN
After completing the Colorado Statement of Mechanics Lien Form (for GCs) 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 Colorado Mechanics Lien
Sending a letter of intent to forclose
To your questions:
1. It should be delivered to all owners of record. It does not matter if they are married or not.
2. It makes sense to send it to all creditors as to the property.
An action to enforce a mechanics’ lien must be brought within six months after the last work or labor is performed, or materials furnished, or after the completion of the building, structure, or improvement. Miss that by a day and your rights to enforcement are invalid.
Robert Murillo
robert@pivotallegal.com
can filed a lien to a property that the owners is an llc company?
Yes you can Ffle if the property owner is an LLC, As long as you complete your due diligence on this matter which by your question you have the deadline is 120 days from the date of last work done, or supplies delivered. Once the lien is filed with your State/County feel free to reach out to me to help facilitate and execute upon this lien 972-872-8783 I would love to talk to you more on this
How do I put a lien on the property and sue these people for kicking me out after remodeling and getting my tools stolen
First, filing a lien under the circumstances you present is problematic. There are strict deadlines for noticing intent and recording your lien. Sounds to me like this is an afterthought and not within 4 months of your last date of work, but perhaps I'm wrong there. In any event, if you're seeking items from two years ago, I doubt that would go well for you under a mechanic's lien theory of recovery.
Second, it doesn't sound like there was much of an arrangement between you and the owner, this was something you were doing to improve the residence you were living in.
Third, if you're broke, what good is the mechanic's lien anyway? Even if it were valid, you'd still need to take action on it to pursue it. If they've just refi'd, I imagine the property is encumbered to a not-insignificant extent. The loan already closed, so presumably they aren't going to refi again or sell very soon. If you don't have the money to pursue a wrongful eviction, foreclosure likely isn't within your current financial ability to pursue. If you aren't going to foreclose, then you still have other claims and remedies, but I'd think you'd handle most of those claims and damages within a wrongful eviction case, should you ever have the means to pursue that case.
Other forms to use in Colorado
Colorado County Recorders
Looking to file/record a mechanics lien in Colorado? You'll need to get your Colorado 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 Colorado. Click on any county to find more information about how to get your lien recorded in that county.
Adams
4430 S. Adams Parkway, Suite E2400
Brighton, CO 80601
Phone: 720-523-6020
Arapahoe
5334 S. Prince St.
Littleton, CO 80120
Phone: 303-795-4200
Fax: 303-794-4625
Baca
741 Main St
Springfield, Colorado 81073
Phone: (719) 523-4372
Boulder
1750 33rd Street, Suite 201
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 303-413-7770
Clear Creek
405 Argentine St.
Georgetown, Colorado 80444
Phone: 303-679-2340
Denver
201 W. Colfax Avenue, Dept. 101
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 720-865-8400
Douglas
301 Wilcox St.
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Phone: (303) 660-7446
Fax: 303-814-2776
El Paso
1675 W Garden of the Gods
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone: 719-520-6200
Fremont
615 Macon Ave. Room 102
Cañon City, Colorado 81212
Phone: (719) 276-7330
Jefferson
100 Jefferson County Parkway, Ste. 2560
Golden, CO 80419
Phone: 303-271-8121
Larimer
200 W. Oak Street, First Floor
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Phone: (970) 498-7860
Fax: (970) 498-7906
Moffat
221 W. Victory Way. Ste. 200
Craig, Colorado 81625
Phone: (970) 824-9119
Pueblo
215 W. 10th St Attn: Recording
Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone: (719) 583-6507
Fax: (719) 583-4894
Teller
101 W Bennett Ave
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
Phone: (719) 689-2951
Weld
1402 N. 17th Ave
PO Box 459
Greeley, CO 80632
Phone: (970) 304-6530
Fax: (970) 353-1964