Pre-Lien Notice to Owner - Minnesota

MINNESOTA PRE-LIEN NOTICE TO OWNER

1. SELECT ROLE

☐ Contractor with owner contract who uses subcontractors or suppliers. Put the subdivision 1 notice in the written owner contract and give the owner a copy. If there is no written contract, deliver the separate notice personally or by certified mail within ten days after the improvement is agreed upon.

☐ Claimant without direct owner contract. Deliver the subdivision 2 notice personally or by certified mail no later than 45 days after first furnishing.

2. CONTRACTOR NOTICE — SUBDIVISION 1

Use at least 10-point bold type, or capital letters if typewritten:

(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.

(b) Under Minnesota law, you have the right to pay persons who supplied labor or materials for this improvement directly and deduct this amount from our contract price, or withhold the amounts due them from us until 120 days after completion of the improvement unless we give you a lien waiver signed by persons who supplied any labor or material for the improvement and who gave you timely notice.

Contractor: [NAME / ADDRESS]

Owner: [NAME / ADDRESS]

Property: [DESCRIPTION]

Delivery / contract date: [DATE]

3. SUBCONTRACTOR NOTICE — SUBDIVISION 2

Use at least 10-point bold type, or capital letters if typewritten:

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 if that person or company is not paid for the contributions.

We, [NAME AND ADDRESS OF CLAIMANT], have been hired by your contractor, [CONTRACTOR NAME], to provide [TYPE OF SERVICE OR MATERIAL] for this improvement. To the best of our knowledge, we estimate our charges will be $[AMOUNT].

If we are not paid by your contractor, we can file a claim against your property for the price of our services.

You have the right to pay us directly and deduct this amount from the contract price, or withhold the amount due us from your contractor until 120 days after completion of the improvement unless your contractor gives you a lien waiver signed by me (us).

We may not file a lien if you paid your contractor in full before receiving this notice.

Property: [DESCRIPTION]

First furnishing date: [DATE]

45th day: [DATE]

4. DELIVERY CERTIFICATE

I certify that on [DATE], I delivered the selected notice to [OWNER / AUTHORIZED AGENT] by:

☐ Personal delivery

☐ Certified mail

Signature: _______________________________

Name and title: [NAME / TITLE]

Proof / tracking: [DETAILS]

5. SOURCE

• Minn. Stat. § 514.011: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/514.011