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A lien is the right to keep their property until they repay their debt. You do this by filing a record of the judgment with the recorder of deeds in your county. This creates the lien, which applies to all property owned by the judgment debtor in that county. The document you file is called a Memorandum of Judgment.

In Illinois, a mechanics lien must be filed within 4 months after completion of work to be effective against subsequent property owners. If the lien is filed after 4 months but before 2 years after completion of work, it will still be effective against the original owner.

Lien Deadline Summary Record the claim for lien with the county recorder within 4 months of the last date of furnishing. Send copy of recorded lien to the owner if the work was done on a single family owner occupied residence. File a lawsuit suit to enforce lien within 2 years of the last date of furnishing.

The Illinois Mechanics Lien Release Form is used to cancel a lien that has already been filed. It's most often used to release a lien claim after a lien claimant receives payment. However, they may also be released based on settlements, legal controversies, because they expired, or more.

Illinois does not provide or require statutory forms for lien waivers. For an Illinois lien waiver to be valid, it must be completed by an express agreement that clearly states the intent to waive lien rights. Both conditional and unconditional lien waivers are allowed, but conditional is viewed as the safer option.

The Notice of Intent to Lien must be served within 90 days of the day you last furnished labor or materials to a project. This pre-lien notice is served when your work on a project has already wrapped up and there are still outstanding payments that you are waiting to receive.