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Prime Contractors must provide a notice to the property owner on an owner-occupied residential project. The notice must state that parties furnishing labor or materials to the project may enforce lien rights, and must include a list (name/address) of all subs to be used on the project. This notice should either be in the original contract, or if the contract is oral, provided to the owner within 10 days of commencing work.

Rules and regulations for sending a Iowa Preliminary Notice

Deadline for to send the Iowa Preliminary Notice
10 days after
First Furnishing Date

Principal contractors must deliver notice of lien rights on residential projects. This should be included in the written contract between the parties, but if it is not, delivery should be made within 10 days of first furnishing any work or materials to the project. This deadline marks the end of that 10-day period, and this notice is due.

Information that goes on Iowa Preliminary Notice
Date Labor or Materials First Delivered
This is the first date you were on the project working or the first date you delivered material to the project.
Date Labor or Materials Last Delivered
This is the last date you were on the project working or the last date you delivered material to the project.
Description of Labor and/or Materials
Describe your contribution to the project as if you’re speaking to someone who isn’t in the construction industry. For examples, go to levelset.com/description-of-labor

Others are asking about Iowa Preliminary Notice

Preliminary notice or Notice of Intent first?
You need to file a Notice of Commencement of work, file your notice, and get it sent to homeowner.
Mechanics lien? Cuz communication has been impossible!!?
If you’ve provided labor or materials for which you haven’t been paid, you may file a lien. I’m not sure I understand whether that’s happened or if you’re interested in forcing the general to complete the job and let you back on the property to get your tools. If your goal is to force the general back to the job and allow you on site to retrieve your tools, a mechanic’s lien is probably not the way to proceed.
Do i have lien rights?
Generally speaking, in Iowa only a mechanic’s lien on a particular/individual condo unit is enforceable. A mechanic’s lien filed on the entire condominium property is not enforceable.

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Iowa County Recorders

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

Allamakee
E-filing
Allamakee County Clerk of Court
PO BOX 248
Waukon, Iowa, 52172
phone: 563 568 6351
fax:
Dubuque
E-filing
Secretary of State
321 E 12th St First Floor, Lucas Building
Des Moines, Iowa, 50319
phone: 515-281-5204
fax:
Johnson
E-filing
Clerk of District Court
PO BOX 2510
Iowa City, Iowa, 52244
phone: 3193566060
fax:
Marshall
E-filing
Clerk of Court
Marshall County Courts Courthouse 1 East Main Street
Marshalltown, Iowa, 50158
phone: (641) 754-6355
fax:
Plymouth
E-filing
Plymouth Register of Deeds Attn: Recording desk
50 Obery st
Plymouth, Iowa, 2360
phone: 5088309200
fax:
Polk
E-filing
Polk County Recorder
111 Court Avenue Suite 250
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309-2251
phone: 515-286-3160
fax:
Scott
E-filing
Scott County Recorder's Office
600 W. 4th St.
Davenport, IA, Iowa, 52801-1030
phone: 563-326-8621
fax:
Shelby
E-filing
Shelby County Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 431
Harlan, Iowa, 51537
phone: (712) 755-5543
fax:
Webster
E-filing
Clerk of Court
701 Central Ave
Fort Dodge, Iowa, 50501
phone: 515-576-7115
fax: