Voluntary Payment Notice and Idaho Lien Deadline Worksheet

VOLUNTARY NOTICE OF UNPAID CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT

Idaho — Nonstatutory Payment Notice

This is not a claim of lien and does not preserve, extend, or satisfy any Idaho lien deadline. A claimant must separately comply with Idaho Code § 45-507.

1. PARTIES AND PROJECT

Date: [DATE]

From — Claimant:

• Legal name: [NAME]
• Address: [ADDRESS]
• Telephone and email: [CONTACT]

To — Owner or Reputed Owner:

• Name: [NAME]
• Last known address: [ADDRESS]

Copy to — Person Who Hired Claimant:

• Name: [NAME]
• Address: [ADDRESS]

Property:

• Street address: [ADDRESS]
• County: [COUNTY]
• Legal description: [DESCRIPTION]

2. ACCOUNT INFORMATION

Claimant furnished the following labor, services, materials, or equipment for improvement of the Property:

[DESCRIPTION]

• Person who employed Claimant or received the materials: [NAME]
• First furnishing date: [DATE]
• Date Claimant completed labor or services or completed furnishing materials: [DATE]

Claimant requests that the responsible party contact [CONTACT] by [DATE] to confirm payment arrangements or identify any documented dispute.

This requested response date is contractual or voluntary. It is not a statutory cure period and does not change any lien deadline.

3. RESERVATION AND LIMITS

Claimant reserves any rights available under its contract and Idaho law. This notice:

• does not itself create, perfect, record, or serve a mechanic's lien;
• does not represent that every item claimed is lienable;
• does not amend the underlying contract;
• does not extend the 90-day filing period or six-month enforcement period; and
• is not a waiver or release.

4. IDAHO CLAIM-OF-LIEN CHECKLIST

4.1 Filing

Under Idaho Code § 45-507, file the claim of lien with the county recorder for the county where the property or some part of it is situated within 90 days after the claimant's completion of labor or services or furnishing of materials.

• Claimant completion / final furnishing date: [DATE]
• Ninetieth day: [DATE]
• County recorder: [COUNTY]
• Planned filing date: [DATE]

The filed claim must include the statutory information, including the demand after deducting all just credits and offsets, the owner or reputed owner if known, the person who employed the claimant or received the materials, and a sufficient property description. The claim must be verified by the oath of the claimant, agent, or attorney to the effect that the affiant believes it is just. Confirm any additional residential-disclosure attachment requirement with Idaho counsel.

4.2 Service of the Filed Claim

Within five business days after filing, serve a true and correct copy of the filed claim on the owner or reputed owner by:

☐ Personal service

☐ Certified mail to the last known address

• Filing date: [DATE]
• Five-business-day service deadline: [DATE]
• Service date and method: [DATE / METHOD]
• Proof retained: [AFFIDAVIT / RECEIPT / TRACKING]

Private overnight courier and this voluntary notice are not substitutes for the § 45-507 service methods.

4.3 Enforcement

Under Idaho Code § 45-510, the lien generally ceases to bind the property six months after the claim is filed unless proceedings to enforce it begin within that time, subject to the statute's payment or recorded-credit provisions.

• Claim filing date: [DATE]
• Six-month date: [DATE]
• Counsel consulted: [DATE / NAME]

Section 45-513 allows the court to include filing and recording fees and reasonable attorney fees as costs in the lien action. It does not create a payment demand or cure period in this notice.

5. SIGNATURE AND DELIVERY RECORD

[CLAIMANT LEGAL NAME]

By: _______________________________

Name and title: [NAME / TITLE]

Date: [DATE]

Voluntary notice delivered by: [METHOD]

Delivery date / tracking: [INFORMATION]

6. SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• Idaho Code § 45-507: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title45/t45ch5/sect45-507/
• Idaho Code § 45-510: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title45/t45ch5/sect45-510/
• Idaho Code § 45-513: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title45/t45ch5/sect45-513/