Minn. Stat. § 514.011, subd. 1 — Minnesota contractor's notice service
Your Minnesota
contractor's notice.
$39 flat, the owner served.
A Minnesota contractor who uses subcontractors or suppliers and has no written contract with the owner must deliver the statutory pre-lien notice to the owner, personally or by certified mail, within ten days after the work is agreed upon — or have no lien (§ 514.011, subd. 1). A 3-minute wizard becomes the notice in 10-point bold, submitted for certified mailing in minutes, with the proof archived permanently.
Statutory text pinned from revisor.mn.gov — cited on every document.
(a) Any person or company supplying labor or materials for this improvement to your property may file a lien against your property if that person or company is not paid for the contributions.
The deadline, exactly
"If no written contract for the improvement is entered into, the notice must be prepared separately and delivered personally or by certified mail to the owner or the owner's authorized agent within ten days after the work of improvement is agreed upon" (subd. 1).
The statute says "delivered" and does not say whether a mailed notice counts on mailing or on receipt, so we recommend mailing five days early — the calculator shows both dates.
"A person who fails to provide the notice shall not have the lien and remedy provided by this chapter" (subd. 1). The pinned text states no cure.
Not sure where you stand? Run the free deadline calculator — enter the date the work was agreed and it cites each rule.
Who sends it, who gets it
"Every person who enters into a contract with the owner for the improvement of real property and who has contracted or will contract with any subcontractors or material suppliers" (subd. 1) — the prime contractor.
"The owner or the owner's authorized agent" — served by certified mail with tracking.
With a written contract the notice goes inside the contract itself. Owners and owner-controlled contractors are exempt (subd. 1). Subcontractors send the subd. 2 notice instead. The wizard will not sell you a notice you do not need.
How it works
Answer a short wizard
Three gating questions, you and the owner, the improvement, and the date the work was agreed — about 3 minutes. The document carries the two statutory paragraphs verbatim in 10-point bold.
We certified-mail the owner
Submitted for certified mailing in minutes of payment, tracked end to end. You verify the owner's name and address before paying.
Your evidence archive
The PDF, the certified tracking number, and a timestamped record of the deposit and delivery scans — kept on a permanent page.
Questions, answered straight
Who has to send the Minnesota contractor's notice?
Under Minn. Stat. § 514.011, subd. 1, every person who enters into a contract with the owner for the improvement of real property and who has contracted or will contract with any subcontractors or material suppliers must give the owner the statutory notice. A person who fails to provide it shall not have the lien and remedy provided by chapter 514. Whether that describes your job is a legal question we cannot answer.
When is it a mailing, and when is it due?
With a written contract, the notice must be included in the contract and a copy of the contract provided to the owner — that is not a mailing. If no written contract for the improvement is entered into, the notice must be prepared separately and delivered personally or by certified mail to the owner or the owner's authorized agent within ten days after the work of improvement is agreed upon (subd. 1). Enter the date the work was agreed and the calculator counts ten days.
Who is exempt?
The notice is not required of an owner of the improved real estate, a corporate contractor of which the owner is an officer or controlling shareholder, a contractor who is an officer or controlling shareholder of the owning corporation, or a corporate contractor managed or controlled by substantially the same persons as the owning corporation (subd. 1). The wizard asks.
What does the notice say?
Exactly the two statutory paragraphs, printed in 10-point bold type as the statute requires: that any person supplying labor or materials may file a lien if not paid, and that the owner may pay them directly and deduct from the contract price, or withhold the amounts due until 120 days after completion unless given signed lien waivers.
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.
The subd. 2 pre-lien notice — to the owner within 45 days of first furnishing — for $39 flat.
Send the subcontractor's notice — $39Run the calculator once per job and we'll email you before your mail-by date. No account; stop anytime.
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