New York is unusual: rather than a true preliminary notice, the Mechanic's Lien itself must be filed within strict deadlines (8 months commercial, 4 months single-family residential) under N.Y. Lien Law § 11. Lien Law § 76 also gives subs and suppliers a powerful pre-lien tool — the right to demand a sworn trust-fund accounting from the contractor. Subcontractors, material suppliers, equipment lessors, and trust-fund beneficiaries who furnish labor or materials to a New York project. Direct contractors with the owner generally file a lien directly without a separate preliminary notice. A Notice of Mechanic's Lien itself must be filed within 8 months of last furnishing (4 months for single-family residential). Lien Law § 76 trust-fund inquiries can be demanded at any point to verify proper application of construction payments.
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