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In general, there are 3 steps to file a mechanics lien claim in Arizona: Complete a mechanics lien form that meets the legal requirements. Download an Arizona mechanics lien form. File the lien claim with the county prothonotary (clerk) by the deadline. Serve a copy of the lien on the property owner.

Unfortunately, this means that some subcontractors, or those who issued materials to the workers without a direct contract with the property owner, wont be able to use a mechanics lien as a remedy. In Arizona, liens must be filed within 120 days from the completion of the project as a whole.

The party must have a contract with the owner-occupant of residential project in order to file a lien against that project. This means subcontractors and suppliers will not qualify if they invoice the contractor directly on a project, rather than have a contractual relationship with the owner-occupant.

Arizona has specific regulated lien waiver forms that must be used on construction projects in the state. Arizona has 4 different lien waiver forms: conditional progress, unconditional progress, conditional final lien waiver, and unconditional final lien waiver.

On private projects in Arizona, anyone who furnished ?labor, materials, professional services, fixtures, or tools, in the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any building, or other structure pursuant to a contract with the owner, or with an agent of the owner? is entitled to file a mechanics lien.

NOTE that if a contractor or provider of professional services is required to be licensed, but does not have a valid license, that person loses his or her lien rights. The court may, however, determine that the claimant has substantially complied with the registration requirement and allow the lien.