Ohio Rev. Code §1311.05 · §1311.19 — Ohio notice of furnishing service
Your Ohio Notice
of Furnishing.
$39 flat, every recipient included.
On an Ohio job with a recorded Notice of Commencement, a subcontractor or material supplier has 21 days from first furnishing to serve a notice of furnishing on the designee and the original contractor named in it (§1311.05(A)). A 3-minute wizard becomes the statutory form, submitted for certified mailing in minutes — service is complete on the date of mailing (§1311.19(B)) — with the proof archived permanently.
Statutory text pinned from codes.ohio.gov — cited on every document.
WARNING TO OWNER: THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE OHIO MECHANICS' LIEN LAW. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AND DUTIES UNDER THESE STATUTES…
The deadline, exactly
Served "within twenty-one days after performing the first labor or work or furnishing the first materials" — at any time after the Notice of Commencement is recorded (§1311.05(A)). Late recording or non-service of the NOC extends the window (§1311.04(I), (J)).
Certified or registered mail is an enumerated method (§1311.19(A)(2)), and for a notice of furnishing sent by certified mail "service is complete on the date of the mailing" (§1311.19(B)). The mailing evidence is exactly what your archive holds.
A late notice still preserves lien rights for the 21 days immediately before it is served, and everything after (§1311.05(D)(1)) — a reason to mail sooner, not to give up.
Not sure where you stand? Run the free deadline calculator — it applies these rules to your first-furnishing date and cites each one.
Who must be served
Recipients come from the recorded Notice of Commencement (§1311.05(A)). The wizard asks the two gating questions first, plans the recipients from your position, and you verify every name and address before paying.
"The owner's, part owner's, or lessee's designee named in the notice of commencement"; if none is named, the owner, part owner, or lessee named in it — the first-named owner suffices when several are listed.
As named in the Notice of Commencement — unless you are in direct privity with the original contractor, in which case you need not serve it (§1311.05(A)).
If a lender is named, you may serve a copy on it, but you are not required to (§1311.05(A)). One click adds the copy to the same $39.
Not required: where no Notice of Commencement is recorded (§1311.05(H)), for a home construction contract (§1311.05(E)), for original contractors, for suppliers in direct privity with the owner, or for laborers (§1311.05(G)).
How it works
Answer a short wizard
The two gating questions, the parties from the Notice of Commencement, the property, your work, and your first-furnishing date — about 3 minutes. The document carries the statutory form text and the WARNING TO OWNER verbatim.
We certified-mail every required recipient
Designee or owner, original contractor when required, lender if you choose — submitted for certified mailing in minutes of payment. You verify every name and address before paying.
Your evidence archive
The PDF, the certified tracking number for each recipient, and a timestamped record of the mailing date — the fact §1311.19(B) turns on — kept on a permanent page.
Questions, answered straight
Who has to serve an Ohio Notice of Furnishing?
Under Ohio Rev. Code §1311.05(A), a subcontractor or material supplier who wishes to preserve lien rights serves a notice of furnishing when a Notice of Commencement has been recorded — on the designee (or the owner, part owner, or lessee) and the original contractor named in it, within 21 days after first furnishing. Original contractors, suppliers in direct privity with the owner, and laborers do not serve one, and it does not apply to home construction contracts (§1311.05(E)). Whether that describes your job is a legal question we cannot answer.
What if no Notice of Commencement was recorded?
Then no notice of furnishing is required (§1311.05(H)). If one is recorded later, the 21-day window runs from the recording (§1311.04(I)). The wizard asks this first and will not sell you a notice you do not need.
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 generated notice in the statutory form with the WARNING TO OWNER text, USPS certified mailing with tracking to each required recipient, and a permanent archive page with a timestamped record of every step — 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 21-day calculator once per job and we'll email you 10, 5, and 2 days before the statutory deadline. No account; stop anytime.
Track a deadline freeThe clock is statutory. The proof should be too.
21 days from first furnishing. One flat $39.
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