Lien Clock · Cal. Civ. Code §8200 · 20 days

Lien Clock runs the mail.

California preliminary notices, served inside 20 days.

Searched as “California 20-day preliminary notice” and “mechanics lien deadline.” Civ. Code §8200: notice within 20 days of first furnishing labor or materials. Late service under §8204 keeps rights only for the 20 days before you served. We pull owners of record, serve certified mail, watch the recorder for a notice of completion. We do not record the claim of lien. Counsel does. We are not Levelset.

• Notice Clock

  $49/mo

  One board or one contractor book

  We calendar this board’s meeting, budget, and rule-change clocks and draft the notices. You approve every send.

• Lien Clock

  $79/mo

  One board or one contractor book

  Prelim / NTO / monthly / last-work clocks for this client. Draft + mail path. Counsel records the lien.

  • Everything on Notice Clock
  • That state’s construction-notice clock (prelim, NTO, monthly, or courtesy + recording date)
  • Certified-mail checklist and proof
  • We do not record the mechanic’s lien

• Clock for counsel

  $149/mo

  One firm seat

  Your firm stays counsel of record. We run clocks and drafts for this seat. Not a per-community meter — talk to us if you have a large book.

• Pre-lien packet

  $197 once

  One file

  One account or one job: notice draft, recipient list, mail checklist, next clock dated.

The 20-day clock is already running.