Miss. Code Ann. § 85-7-407(2) — Mississippi notice to contractor service
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30-day notice.
$39 flat, certified to the contractor.
A Mississippi sub-subcontractor or supplier with no contract with the contractor must give the contractor a written notice within thirty days of first delivery — or forfeit the lien (§ 85-7-407(2)). A 3-minute wizard becomes the notice with all four statutory items, submitted for certified mailing in minutes, with the proof archived permanently.
Statutory text pinned from the Legislature's enrolled acts — cited on every document.
(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the person providing labor, services or materials; (b) the name and address of each person at whose instance…
The deadline, exactly
"Within thirty (30) days following the first delivery of labor, services or materials to the property, the person shall give a written notice to the contractor, or, if there is no contractor, to the owner" (§ 85-7-407(2)).
"E-mail with a confirmed receipt, registered or certified mail, or statutory overnight delivery" (§ 85-7-407(2)) — the statute does not say whether mailing or receipt counts. The calculator shows a recommended mail-by date five days before day 30.
A claimant who "fails to provide the required notice to the contractor … shall thereby forfeit his right to a lien under this article" (§ 85-7-407(2)). The pinned text has no late-notice cure. Send it on time.
Not sure where you stand? Run the free deadline calculator — it applies the rule to your first-delivery date and cites it.
Who must be served, and who is exempt
The party in privity with the owner (§ 85-7-401) — the only recipient when there is one. The owner is served only "if there is no contractor" (§ 85-7-407(2)).
Claimants with no privity of contract with the contractor — sub-subcontractors and suppliers to subcontractors — on other than single-family residential construction.
First-tier subcontractors and suppliers in privity with the contractor (§ 85-7-401, § 85-7-407(2)); single-family residential construction (§ 85-7-407(4)). The wizard will not sell you a notice you do not need.
How it works
Answer a short wizard
The situation check, the contractor, who ordered from you, the project and its location, what you furnish and its value if known, and your first-delivery date — about 3 minutes. The document prints each of the four items under its statutory heading.
We certified-mail the contractor
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.
Questions, answered straight
Who has to give the Mississippi § 85-7-407 notice?
Any person with a right to a lien under § 85-7-403 who does not have privity of contract with the contractor (or with the owner, if there is no contractor) — sub-subcontractors and suppliers to subcontractors. A first-tier subcontractor or a supplier to the contractor is in privity with the contractor and gives no notice under this subsection, and the section does not apply to single-family residential construction (§ 85-7-407(4)). Whether that describes your job is a legal question we cannot answer.
Who receives it, and when is it due?
The contractor — the party in privity with the owner — or the owner only if there is no contractor (§ 85-7-407(2)). It is due within thirty days following the first delivery of labor, services or materials to the property; a claimant who fails to give it forfeits the right to a lien. The statute states no mailbox rule for this notice, so we recommend mailing at least five days early.
What must it say?
Four items (§ 85-7-407(2)(a)–(d)): your name, address and telephone number; the name and address of each person at whose instance you are furnishing; the name and location of the project; and a description of the labor, services or materials with, if known, the contract price or anticipated value. There is no prescribed form or warning text; the notice prints each item under its statutory heading.
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 with all four statutory items, USPS certified mailing with tracking to the contractor (or the owner), and a permanent archive page with a timestamped record of the mailing — for one flat $39.
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 30-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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30 days from first delivery. One flat $39.
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