Minnesota
Preliminary Notice-Private Work

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Note: This information is limited in scope and applies only to this document. Please see the general information, all forms memo, and the general information memo for this type of document, for additional information.

Document Title: Preliminary Notice for Furnishing Labor, Materials or Equipment.

Scope: State of Minnesota, Private Works

Time Constraints: The service of a Preliminary Notice for Furnishing Labor, Materials or Equipment notice depends on the type of entity you represent:

General Contractor: Serve your notice upon the owner of the property with a copy of the contract (if available) within 10 days after the work of improvement is agreed upon by certified mail or personal service.

All others: Serve a copy of the Preliminary Notice within 45 days of commencing work by certified mail or personal service on the owners, general contractors and sureties, if any.

Information Requirements: The type of document you need, the information required by the program and whether you intend to send an owner cover letter.

Form Types: Preliminary Notice for Furnishing Labor, Materials or Equipment, Exhibits A-D (if needed) and the Owner Letter (if used).

Procedures: Enter the program data, including Additional Legal Parties or Releases for Other Companies. Serve a copy of the preliminary notice on the owners within the time frames described above. Service on prime contractors, lenders, sureties and your customer is optional.

When in doubt, file your lien claim immediately.

Minnesota
Preliminary Notice-Public Work

Warning: All information contained within this data base is subject to change at any time by the various states and is not guaranteed in any way by Lienwriter.com, LLC. Nor does Lienwriter.com, LLC. assume any liability or responsibility for it's content. Please use in conjunction with advice from your attorney.

Note: This information is limited in scope and applies only to this document. Please see the general information, all forms memo, and the general information memo for this type of document, for additional information.

Description: Notice of Right to Lien and Request for Copy Of Public Bond.

Scope: State of Minnesota, Public Work.

Time Constraints: Send anytime after the start of furnishing. While there is no public preliminary notice requirement specifically for this state, you may have right to a Public Improvement lien on unpaid funds or a claim on the project bonds. The public entity is required to send you a copy of the payment and performance bonds upon demand. See the Minnesota Bond or Lien Claim, Public Works, record for more information.

If you do not have a copy of the surety bond already, we strongly urge you to send this form. If you do have the information, you are ready to file your public lien claim.

Information Requirements: The information required by program.

Form Types: Notice of Right to Lien and Request for Copy Of Public Bond, Exhibits A-D (if needed) and Owner Letter (if used).

Procedures: Enter the program data, including Additional Legal Parties or Releases for Other Companies. Copies of all of the forms must be sent to all public entities involved.

Important: Obtaining the public bond information, and filing against that bond, may represent your only chance of recovery if all public funds have been disbursed. We strongly urge you to obtain this information if at all possible.