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Missouri's mechancis' and materialmen's lien law was enacted with an intense focus on those who provide labor and materials for the construction of buildings or improvement of real estate. In crafting the lien law, Missouri lawmakers attempted to ensure that everyone who provides services on a construction project will be paid for those services. The goal of the lien law is to avoid non-payment of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers whenever possible. To that end, Missouri allows those who have not been paid for work performed on a jobsite to file a lien, or encumbrance, against the property. The filing of a MO lien allows the contractors and suppliers to use the real estate as security, or collateral, for the money they are owed. The lien makes it difficult for the owner to sell, refinance, or otherwise transfer the property without first paying the lienors. If the property is sold, the lienors are entitled to payment out of the sale proceeds. The lienors can also force a sale of the property to recoup the money owed to them. In Short, when a Missouri mechanics lien is filed with regard to work performed on privately owned property, it attaches to and encumbers the fee simple ownership of property and allows the lienor to foreclose on that property.

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Missouri's lien laws are broad, providing maximum protection for those who provide labor or materials to a construction project. Like many states, MO lien requirements are strict, but still allow for almost anyone who works on a project to file a lien. While contractors, as well as subcontractors, sub-subcontractors and suppliers who have a contract with a general contractor or a subcontractor can file a Missouri mechanics lien, they must all comply with strict prelien notice requirements which are laid out below. Since the Missouri lien law provides the ability to foreclose on real estate, the courts have required that all liens strictly comply with all requirements set forth in the MO lien laws.

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In Missouri, no mechanics lien may be filed on public projects or publicly owned property. Contractors are required to obtain bonds on public works.

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The original contractor who contracts directly with the owner must give a disclosure notice in writing to the owner as a condition precedent to the establishment of any Missouri mechanic's lien rights in its favor. The notice must be given either at the time of execution of the contract, when the material is delivered, when the work is commenced or with the first invoice. In addition, anyone other than the original contractor must give a written notice to the owner, known as a Notice of Intent, at least 10 days before filing a Missouri mechanics lien statement, stating that he holds a claim against the improvement and setting out the amount and from whom it is owed. Note that Missouri also requires, on owner occupied residential properties four units or fewer, that for subcontractors to have lien rights, the general contractor must obtain the Consent of Owner permitting such liens in the event of non-payment. It is strongly recommended that Notice of Delivery of Labor or Materials be sent on all construction projects in Missouri. The sending of the Notice of Delivery not only provides the owner with contact information, but also alerts the owner as to who is on the project, allowing them to keep track of what work should be done and who should be doing it at any given time.

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No, but the pre-lien notice time periods are liberal.

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Missouri mechanics' liens on private property must be filed within 6 months of the last date the lienor provided materials or services to the Project.

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LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Missouri mechanics' liens. For pricing information, please visit our prices page.

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LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Missouri Pre-Notices for bond claims.  Depending on the terms of the payment bond, pre-notices may or may not be required.  LienItNow.com recommends that, prior to or immediately after starting work or delivering materials to a project, subcontractors and suppliers, file a pre-notice that it is a potential beneficiary of the construction project's bond.

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No.  Oral contracts are sufficient if you have sufficient documentation to show the existence of an agreement or that you performed the work for which you are attempting to file a Missouri mechanics lien.

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On a private project, the Missouri mechanics' lien places an encumbrance on the property that makes it difficult to resell or re-finance the property without first removing the mechanics lien.

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LienItNow.com prepares and serves Stop Notices. A Stop Notice is a notification that has the ability to enhance the effectiveness of a mechanic's lien. A Stop Notice, or a notice to withhold funds, is sent to the company that is financing or funding the construction funds for a project. Once that company receives the Stop Notice, that company has notice that it should withhold sufficient money to satisfy the stop notice claim. The purpose of the Stop Notice is to provide the lender, financiers or funders of the construction project notice that there is money owed to a contractor, subcontractor or supplier so that an inquiry can be made as to why that money is not being paid.

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LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Missouri Amendments to mechanics' lien Claims.  Amendments to a mechanics' lien claim are often needed when something about the lien claim changes.  Common changes to a lien claim are increases or reductions in the amount due to the lienor, or a change to the last date of work.

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LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Missouri Discharges of mechanics' lien Claims.  Once the lienor has been paid the amount contained in its lien claim, or has come to an agreement that requires the lien claim to be removed from the property records, a Discharge of mechanics' lien Claim should be filed.

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No extensions of mechanics' lien Claims are permitted in Missouri.

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LienItNow.com prepares, files and serves Missouri Bond Claims.  Bond claims can only be filed on a project where the owner, contractor or subcontractor has obtained a payment bond to ensure that every contractor receives payment for the work performed on the Project.  The payment bonds issued by sureties for construction projects have specific timing requirements, but most require claimants to submit claims against the bond within sixty to ninety days from the claimants' last date of work.  Bond claims are as or more effective than a lien claim because the payment bond acts as a guarantee that payment will be made for work properly completed.

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