I am a General contractor and have a few jobs I did for a client and they are haggeling over payment. I wanted to know if these states there would be any issues with filing liens in. All work was completed in September - December of 2022 but I do know that some states require pre lien filings and other requirements that could not allow you to place a lien. The states are: OH, RI, MA, NH, NY. Can you please let me know if I am ok to file liens at this time on these locations in the above states or if there are any states that legally I can't file the lien in? Thank you.
I can speak to your question regarding New York. You have 8 months from the date of your last substantive work the file a lien, unless it's a single family house in which case you only have 4 months. New York does not require a pre-lien filing, you can go ahead and file the lien right away.