Wisconsin Mechanics Lien Form for Subcontractors

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Wisconsin Lien must be filed w/in 6 months from last providing labor or materials, and enforced within 2 years from lien’s filing. Remember, however, that a Notice of Intent must be served at least 30 days before the expiration of this 6 month period.

This mechanics lien form is for parties who did not contracted directly with the owner of the property. If you did contract directly with the owner, check out the Wisconsin Mechanics Lien Form for General Contractors.

Fill out the form on the right to download your Wisconsin Subcontractor Mechanics Lien Form. Use this form to file a lien in Wisconsin.

Rules and regulations for sending a Wisconsin Mechanics Lien

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

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Last Furnishing Date

In Wisconsin, a mechanics lien must be filed within 6 months from the last date of furnishing labor and/or materials to the project. This marks the expiration of that period, and your claim of lien for this project must be filed before this date.

Information that goes on Wisconsin 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.

Upload Copy of Preliminary Notice & Proof of Delivery (if available)

If available, please upload a copy of your preliminary notice document, as well as any proof of delivery of the same.

Upload Copy of Preliminary Notice & Proof of Delivery

Upload a copy of your preliminary notice document, as well as a proof of delivery of the same.

What Type of Company Are You?

What type of company are you?

Choose Your Type of Contract

What type of contract did you have with the party who hired you to perform the work or provide the services / material?

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 Wisconsin Mechanics Lien Form for Subcontractors, 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 Wisconsin Mechanics Lien

Serve notice of lien rights?

That's a great question because it goes to the need for precision and clear language in a contract. While the complete answer to your question depends on specifics of a project, we can use a general example as a general educational comment where material improvements are drywall, tile, or roofing. Lien rights relate to repairs or improvements to property. The contract should, at a minimum, identify the project type, scope of services (repairs or improvements), legal description of the specific property to be improved, title holder (owner) of the property, authorization to proceed by the owner or owner authorized representative. In some cases, it is advisable to obtain a letter report verifying title holder/owner and any lien holders. Residential, commercial, and condominium projects can have their own subset of details that should be in the contract depending on the project. For example, for a Wisconsin condo project, it is important to identify whether the scope of work improves an owner-owned unit versus improvement to common areas. If reciting a Wisconsin statutory lien provision, a recommended approach is copy and paste the relevant statutory language into the contract. Anyone seeking specific advice on a project or project contract, should feel free to connect with me or an attorney of your choice.

When it comes to construction matters, contract details matter because the profit is in the details!

Steve Schinker, Essential Counsel 715-573-2077

Answered by Steven Schinker | Owner & Attorney

If a lien in WI is filed, but is still within the two year enforcement period. Not enforced yet. Can the home be sold?

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Answered by clarkle blanc | driver

Can I place a Mechanics Lein without a written contract?

It sounds like you are a prime contractor under Wisconsin law. 779.02(2) requires prime contractors to include a "Preliminary Notice" in either the initial written contract or deliver to the owner within 10 days of first providing labor, services, materials, etc. There are a few exceptions to this notice requirement that are explained in 779.02(1) and include (a) any laborer or mechanic employed by any prime contractor or subcontractor; (b) by any lien claimant who has contracted directly with the owner for the labor, services, materials, plans, or specifications performed, furnished, or procured, unless the claimant is a prime contractor subject to the notice requirement of sub. (2)(a); (c) By any lien claimant performing, furnishing, or procuring labor , services, materials, plans, or specifications for an improvement in any case where more than 4 family living units are to be provided or added by such work of improvement, if the improvement is wholly residential in character, or in any case where the improvement is partly or wholly nonresidential in character; (d) By any prime contractor who is personally an owner of the land to be improved, by any corporate prime contractor of which an owner of the land is an officer or controlling shareholder, by any prime contractor who is an officer or controlling shareholder of a corporation which is an owner of the land or by any corporate prime contractor managed or controlled by substantially the same persons who manage or control a corporation which is an owner of the land; (e) By any lien claimant, other than a prime contractor, who performs, furnishes, or procures labor , services, materials, plans, or specifications for an improvement on a project on which the prime contractor is not required to give notice under this section. In short, unless you fall into one of these enumerated exceptions, your lien claim may fail. If you would like to discuss further, please feel free to reach out through my website, michaeljohnsonlegal.com

Answered by Michael Johnson | Attorney

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Other forms to use in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Final Conditional Lien Waiver Form

Wisconsin Final Unconditional Lien Waiver Form

Wisconsin Full Satisfaction of Lien Form

Wisconsin Full Satisfaction Payment Form

Wisconsin Mechanics Lien Form for General Contractors

Wisconsin Mechanics Lien Form for Subcontractors

Wisconsin Notice of Intent to Lien Form | Free Downloadable Template

Wisconsin Notice of Lien Rights by Prime Contractor Form

Wisconsin Partial Conditional Lien Waiver Form

Wisconsin Partial Satisfaction Payment Form

Wisconsin Partial Unconditional Lien Waiver Form

Wisconsin Subcontractor Identification Notice Form

Wisconsin County Recorders

Looking to file/record a mechanics lien in Wisconsin? You'll need to get your Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin. Click on any county to find more information about how to get your lien recorded in that county.