KRS 376.010(4) · (5) — Kentucky lien notice service
Your Kentucky
notice of intention.
$39 flat, the owner served.
A Kentucky subcontractor or supplier with no direct contract with the owner acquires no lien unless the owner is notified in writing of the intention to hold the property liable and the amount claimed — within 75 or 120 days after the last item of labor or material (KRS 376.010). A 3-minute wizard becomes the notice, submitted for certified mailing in minutes, with the proof archived permanently.
Statutory text pinned from apps.legislature.ky.gov — cited on every document.
The undersigned, who has not contracted directly with the owner, gives this written notice pursuant to KRS 376.010(4)(a) …
The deadline, exactly
"One hundred twenty (120) days on claims in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) after the last item of material or labor is furnished" (KRS 376.010(4)(a)).
On claims of less than $1,000 (KRS 376.010(4)(a)), and on an owner-occupied single or double family dwelling whatever the amount (KRS 376.010(5)(a)) — "not more than seventy-five (75) days after the last item".
"It shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was mailed to the last known address of the owner … or to the owner's duly authorized agent" (KRS 376.010(4)(b), (5)(b)).
Not sure where you stand? Run the free deadline calculator — enter your last furnishing date and it cites each rule.
Who sends it, who gets it
"A person who has not contracted directly with the owner, the owner's agent, or the lessee" — subcontractors and suppliers below the party in privity (KRS 376.010(4)(a)).
"The owner of the property to be held liable, the owner's authorized agent, or the lessee, if applicable" (4)(a); on an owner-occupied dwelling, the owner or the owner's authorized agent — and "the contractor or subcontractor cannot be the authorized agent" (5)(e).
A party who contracted directly with the owner. The wizard will not sell you a notice you do not need.
How it works
Answer a short wizard
The gating questions, the parties, the property, what you furnished and when the last item went in, and the amount — about 3 minutes. The document carries each statutory element under a heading that quotes the statute.
We certified-mail the owner
To the last known address you verify — submitted for certified mailing in minutes of payment, tracked end to end.
Your evidence archive
The PDF, the certified tracking number, and a timestamped record of the mailing — the fact KRS 376.010(4)(b) says is sufficient to prove — kept on a permanent page.
Questions, answered straight
Who has to send the Kentucky notice?
Under KRS 376.010(4)(a), a person who has not contracted directly with the owner, the owner's agent, or the lessee shall not acquire a lien unless he or she notifies the owner (or the owner's authorized agent, or the lessee) in writing of the intention to hold the property liable and the amount for which a lien will be claimed. On an owner-occupied single or double family dwelling, subsection (5) applies instead. Whether that describes your job is a legal question we cannot answer.
When is it due?
Within 75 days after the last item of material or labor is furnished on claims of less than $1,000, and within 120 days on claims in excess of $1,000 (KRS 376.010(4)(a)); not more than 75 days after the last item on an owner-occupied single or double family dwelling (KRS 376.010(5)(a)). The clock runs from your LAST item, not your first.
What if the job is an owner-occupied home?
Subsection (5) governs owner-occupied single or double family dwellings (and, under (5)(f), the construction of such a home for the owner's own dwelling): 75 days after the last item, to the owner or the owner's authorized agent, stating the delivery of the material or performance of labor, the intention to hold the property liable, and the amount. Payments the owner made before receiving the notice cut the lien (KRS 376.010(5)(d)), so earlier is better.
How do I prove it was sent?
The statute says it is sufficient to prove that the notice was mailed to the last known address of the owner or the owner's duly authorized agent (KRS 376.010(4)(b), (5)(b)). Our archive keeps the PDF, the certified tracking number, and a timestamped record of the deposit.
Is this legal advice?
No. NoticeSent is a document preparation and mailing service, not a law firm. We prepare and mail documents from the information you provide and give no advice or guarantees about outcomes.
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