Minn. Stat. § 514.011, subd. 2 — Minnesota pre-lien notice service
Your Minnesota
pre-lien notice.
$39 flat, certified to the owner.
A Minnesota subcontractor or supplier who did not contract with the owner must give the owner the statutory pre-lien notice, in 10-point bold, not later than 45 days after first furnishing — a necessary prerequisite to any lien (§ 514.011, subd. 2(a)). A 3-minute wizard becomes the exact statutory text, submitted for certified mailing in minutes, with the proof archived permanently.
Statutory text pinned from revisor.mn.gov — cited on every document.
This notice is to advise you of your rights under Minnesota law in connection with the improvement to your property. Any person or company supplying labor or materials for this improvement may file a lien against your property…
The deadline, exactly
Given "not later than 45 days after the lien claimant has first furnished labor, skill or materials for the improvement" — "as a necessary prerequisite to the validity of any claim or lien" (§ 514.011, subd. 2(a)).
"Either by personal delivery or by certified mail" (subd. 2(a)) — but the statute does not say whether mailing or receipt counts. The calculator shows a recommended mail-by date five days before the 45th day.
Unlike most states, the pinned text has no late-notice window — only the good-faith safe harbor of subd. 2(b). Send it on time; the owner is told they may not face a lien if they paid the contractor in full before receiving it.
Not sure where you stand? Run the free deadline calculator — it applies the rule to your first-furnishing date and cites it.
Who must be served, and who is exempt
The only recipient (subd. 2(a)). Under subd. 3 your contractor must give you the owner's name and address within 10 days of your request, on pain of damages and attorney fees.
The statutory text tells the owner who hired you ("hired by your contractor …") and that they may pay you directly or withhold what is due you until 120 days after completion unless the contractor gives them your signed lien waiver.
Parties under direct contract with the owner (subd. 2(a)); same-control contractors (subd. 4a); wholly residential improvements of more than four family units (subd. 4b); nonresidential improvements over the 5,000-square-foot tests (subd. 4c). The wizard will not sell you a notice you do not need.
How it works
Answer a short wizard
The exemption check, the owner, your contractor's name, the service or material, your estimated charges, and your first-furnishing date — about 3 minutes. The document carries the statutory text verbatim, in 10-point bold.
We certified-mail the owner
Submitted for certified mailing in minutes of payment. You verify the name and address before paying.
Your evidence archive
The PDF, the certified tracking number, and a timestamped record of the mailing — kept on a permanent page, ready for the attestation in your lien statement (§ 514.08, subd. 2).
Questions, answered straight
Who has to give a Minnesota pre-lien notice?
Under Minn. Stat. § 514.011, subd. 2(a), every person who contributes to an improvement so as to be entitled to a lien — except a party under direct contract with the owner — must give the owner or the owner's authorized agent the written notice, as a necessary prerequisite to the validity of any claim or lien. It is not required where the contractor and owner are under the same control (subd. 4a), on a wholly residential improvement of more than four family units (subd. 4b), or on a nonresidential improvement over the 5,000-square-foot tests (subd. 4c). Whether that describes your job is a legal question we cannot answer.
When is it due?
Not later than 45 days after you first furnished labor, skill or materials for the improvement (subd. 2(a)). The statute states no mailbox rule and no late-notice lookback, so we recommend mailing at least five days early; if you miss the window, the only softening in the text is the good-faith safe harbor of subd. 2(b) — consult an attorney.
What does the notice have to say?
The exact statutory text — seven sentences beginning "This notice is to advise you of your rights under Minnesota law…" and ending "We may not file a lien if you paid your contractor in full before receiving this notice." — with your name and address, your contractor's name, the service or material, and your estimated charges in the blanks, printed in at least 10-point bold type as the statute requires.
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.
What exactly do I get?
The notice in the statutory text and typography, USPS certified mailing with tracking to the owner or the owner's authorized agent, and a permanent archive page with a timestamped record of the mailing — for one flat $39. Your later lien statement can attest that the § 514.011 notice was given (§ 514.08, subd. 2).
A Notice of Intent to Lien, generated and certified-mailed to the owner — and the contractor, if you choose — for $49 flat, any state.
Send a Notice of Intent to Lien — $49Run the 45-day calculator once per job and we'll email you 10, 5, and 2 days before the recommended mail-by date. No account; stop anytime.
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45 days from first furnishing. One flat $39.
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