Mechanic's Lien Notices to Owner - Missouri
MISSOURI MECHANIC'S LIEN NOTICES TO OWNER
1. ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR DISCLOSURE — § 429.012
Give this disclosure to the contracting person, or owner if there is no contract, before receiving any payment and at one of the statutory times: contract execution, material delivery, work commencement, or first invoice. Use ten-point bold type.
NOTICE TO OWNER
FAILURE OF THIS CONTRACTOR TO PAY THOSE PERSONS SUPPLYING MATERIAL OR SERVICES TO COMPLETE THIS CONTRACT CAN RESULT IN THE FILING OF A MECHANIC'S LIEN ON THE PROPERTY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS CONTRACT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 429, RSMO. TO AVOID THIS RESULT YOU MAY ASK THIS CONTRACTOR FOR "LIEN WAIVERS" FROM ALL PERSONS SUPPLYING MATERIAL OR SERVICES FOR THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THIS CONTRACT. FAILURE TO SECURE LIEN WAIVERS MAY RESULT IN YOUR PAYING FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL TWICE.
Contractor: [NAME]
Owner / contracting person: [NAME]
Property: [DESCRIPTION]
Date and method delivered: [DETAILS]
2. NON-ORIGINAL CLAIMANT TEN-DAY NOTICE — § 429.100
To: [OWNER, OWNER'S AGENT, OR BOTH]
Notice is given that [CLAIMANT] holds a claim against the building or improvement at [PROPERTY DESCRIPTION] in the amount of $[AMOUNT], due from [PERSON FROM WHOM DUE].
Claimant intends to file its mechanic's lien after the statutory ten-day notice period.
Date served: [DATE]
Earliest filing date: [DATE]
By: _______________________________
Name and title: [NAME / TITLE]
Proof of Service
The notice may be served by an officer authorized to serve civil process or by a competent witness. If a non-officer serves it, verify service by affidavit.
Server: [NAME]
Method / place: [DETAILS]
Verification or official return attached: ☐ Yes
3. RESIDENTIAL NOTICE-OF-RIGHTS CHECK
For residential real property covered by § 429.016, separately determine whether a Notice of Rights must be recorded. The statute generally requires preservation before a closing and uses a prescribed recorded form. This ten-day notice does not replace it.
☐ Section 429.016 does not apply
☐ Notice of Rights separately prepared and recorded
4. SOURCES
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.012: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/PageSelect.aspx?section=429.012
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.100: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=429.100
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.016: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/PageSelect.aspx?section=429.016
About this template
- Last updated
- July 14, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 14, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
- Category
- Real Estate
Legal authority
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.012 (original-contractor owner disclosure)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.100 (ten-day notice by non-original claimants)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.016 (residential Notice of Rights)
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