Notice to Owner / Notice of Intent to File Lien - Colorado
NOTICE TO OWNER / NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE LIEN
Before you use this: Select and complete the notice that matches the intended purpose. Part A is a payment status request and does not itself invoke a statutory withholding remedy. Part B is the notice of intent required by C.R.S. § 38-22-109(3); serve it on both recipient tracks at least ten days before filing the lien statement by a method that section permits. The lien filing periods in § 38-22-109(4)-(5), the separate duration rule in § 38-22-109(8), and the enforcement action and recording rule in § 38-22-110 also need separate calendar review.
Part A — Notice to owner concerning payment status
Date: [__/__/____]
To owner or owner's representative: [NAME AND ADDRESS]
From: [CLAIMANT NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE, EMAIL]
Property: [STREET ADDRESS AND COUNTY; ADD LEGAL DESCRIPTION IF NEEDED]
Project and hiring party: [PROJECT; PERSON WHO HIRED CLAIMANT]
Dear [OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE]:
We furnished or are furnishing [DESCRIBE LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, OR SERVICES] for the property identified above under [CONTRACT OR ORDER]. Our records show $[AMOUNT] billed through [DATE], $[AMOUNT] paid or credited, and $[AMOUNT] remaining [DUE / DISPUTED / NOT YET DUE]. The attached itemization identifies each charge and credit.
Please confirm the payment status and identify any disputed item by [DATE] at [CONTACT]. We request that you retain and review the records relevant to this account. This letter is a payment status request. Any statutory notice of intent to file a lien will be sent separately if applicable.
Sincerely,
Signature: ________________________________
Printed name and capacity: [NAME AND CAPACITY]
Enclosure: [ITEMIZED ACCOUNT / OTHER RECORD]
Part B — Notice of intent to file lien
Filing calendar before service:
| Item | Date or review |
|---|---|
| Claimant's last labor, laborers, or materials | [__/__/____] |
| Improvement completion, if relevant to § 38-22-109(4) | [__/__/____] |
| Applicable lien-statement filing deadline under § 38-22-109(4) or (5), subject to any special rule | [__/__/____] |
| Planned filing date | [__/__/____] |
| Last date to serve this notice at least ten days before filing | [__/__/____] |
The notice does not itself extend the lien-statement filing deadline. Confirm the claimant's filing category and any applicable § 38-22-109(10)-(11) extension or termination before relying on a date in this table.
Date: [__/__/____]
To owner or reputed owner, or agent: [NAME, CAPACITY, LAST-KNOWN ADDRESS]
To principal or prime contractor, or agent: [NAME, CAPACITY, LAST-KNOWN ADDRESS]
From claimant: [LEGAL NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE, EMAIL]
Property to be charged: [STREET ADDRESS, COUNTY, AND SUFFICIENT PROPERTY DESCRIPTION]
Person who hired claimant: [NAME]
Labor, laborers, materials, equipment, or services furnished: [DESCRIPTION AND RELEVANT DATES]
Amount claimed as due or owing after payments and credits: $[AMOUNT]
Itemized calculation and any disputed items: [ATTACH OR DESCRIBE]
NOTICE OF INTENT: Claimant intends to file a mechanics lien statement in the county where the property, or its principal part, is situated for the amount stated above. This notice is served under C.R.S. § 38-22-109(3) at least ten days before the intended filing. Please direct any response and payment information to [CONTACT].
Earliest intended filing date after service or mailing: [__/__/____]
Signature: ________________________________
Printed name and capacity: [NAME AND CAPACITY]
Date: [__/__/____]
Part C — Affidavit of service or mailing for Part B
I, [AFFIANT NAME], swear that I served or mailed the completed Part B notice of intent to the persons below. For any mailed notice, I used the recipient's last-known address and registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The listed service or mailing dates are at least ten days before the lien statement's planned filing date of [__/__/____]. This affidavit is to be filed for record with that statement.
| Recipient track | Person served or mailed | Last-known address | Method | Date | Service or mailing proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner/reputed owner or agent | [NAME AND CAPACITY] | [ADDRESS] | [PERSONAL / REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT / CERTIFIED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT] | [__/__/____] | [RECORD OR RECEIPT] |
| Principal/prime contractor or agent | [NAME AND CAPACITY] | [ADDRESS] | [PERSONAL / REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT / CERTIFIED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT] | [__/__/____] | [RECORD OR RECEIPT] |
I swear that the facts stated above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
Affiant signature: ________________________________
Printed name and capacity: [NAME AND CAPACITY]
Date: [__/__/____]
Jurat
State of Colorado, County of [COUNTY]. Signed and sworn to before me on [__/__/____] by [AFFIANT NAME].
Notarial officer signature: ________________________________
Printed name and title: [NAME AND TITLE]
Commission expires: [__/__/____]
Notarial seal: [SEAL]
About this template
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 22, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
- Category
- Real Estate
Legal authority
- C.R.S. § 38-22-109(1) (lien-statement recording county)
- C.R.S. § 38-22-109(3)-(5), (8) (notice, lien-statement periods, and duration)
- C.R.S. § 38-22-110 (enforcement action and recorded notice)
Real estate documents transfer ownership, define who can use a property, and record agreements between buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants. Deeds, purchase agreements, leases, and easements have to be drafted to meet state recording requirements, and mistakes show up at closing or years later in title disputes. Good real estate paperwork moves transactions forward quickly and avoids the kind of problems that only surface when it is time to sell or refinance.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 22, 2026.
C.R.S. § 38-22-109(1) (checked October 22, 2026): "Any person wishing to use the provisions of this article shall file for record, in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county wherein the property, or the principal part thereof, to be affected by the lien is situated, a statement containing: (a) The name of the owner or reputed owner of such property, or in case such name is not known to him, a statement to that effect; (b) The name of the person claiming the lien, the name of the person who furnished the laborers or materials or performed the labor for which the lien is claimed, and the name of the contractor when the lien is claimed by a subcontractor or by the assignee of a subcontractor, or, in case the name of such contractor is not known to a lien claimant, a statement to that effect; (c) A description of the property to be charged with the lien, sufficient to identify the same; and (d) A statement of the amount due or owing such claimant."
C.R.S. § 38-22-109(3)-(5), (8) (checked October 22, 2026): "In order to preserve any lien for work performed or laborers or materials furnished, there must be a notice of intent to file a lien statement served upon the owner or reputed owner of the property or the owner's agent and the principal or prime contractor or his or her agent at least ten days before the time of filing the lien statement with the county clerk and recorder. Such notice of intent shall be served by personal service or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the last-known address of such persons, and an affidavit of such service or mailing at least ten days before filing of the lien statement with the county clerk and recorder shall be filed for record with said statement and shall constitute proof of such service."
C.R.S. § 38-22-109(4) (checked October 22, 2026): "All such lien statements claimed for labor and work by the day or piece, but without furnishing laborers or materials therefor, must be filed for record after the last labor for which the lien claimed has been performed and at any time before the expiration of two months next after the completion of the building, structure, or other improvement."
C.R.S. § 38-22-109(5) (checked October 22, 2026): "Except as provided in subsections (10) and (11) of this section, the lien statements of all other lien claimants must be filed for record at any time before the expiration of four months after the day on which the last labor is performed or the last laborers or materials are furnished by such lien claimant."
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