Cuyahoga County Affidavit for Mechanic Lien Form (Ohio)

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Affidavit for Mechanic Lien Form

Cuyahoga County Affidavit for Mechanic Lien Form

Fill in the blank Affidavit for Mechanic Lien form formatted to comply with all Ohio recording and content requirements.
Included Cuyahoga County compliant document last validated/updated 11/18/2024

Affidavit for Mechanic Lien Guide

Cuyahoga County Affidavit for Mechanic Lien Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Cuyahoga County compliant document last validated/updated 5/3/2024

Completed Example of the Affidavit of Mechanic Lien Document

Cuyahoga County Completed Example of the Affidavit of Mechanic Lien Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Cuyahoga County compliant document last validated/updated 11/20/2024

When using these Affidavit for Mechanic Lien forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Cuyahoga County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office: Transfer and Recording Department

2079 E 9th St, #4-100, Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: 216-443-7020

Local jurisdictions located in Cuyahoga County include:

  • Bay Village
  • Beachwood
  • Bedford
  • Berea
  • Brecksville
  • Broadview Heights
  • Brook Park
  • Chagrin Falls
  • Cleveland
  • Euclid
  • Gates Mills
  • Independence
  • Lakewood
  • Maple Heights
  • North Olmsted
  • North Royalton
  • Olmsted Falls
  • Rocky River
  • Solon
  • Strongsville
  • Westlake

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Can the Affidavit for Mechanic Lien forms be re-used?

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What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Ohio or Cuyahoga County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

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Mechanic's Liens are used to encumber the title to an owner's property (real estate) when a contractor, materials supplier, or other laborer such as a subcontractor has not been paid for labor, materials, or equipment provided. In Ohio, this is accomplished by filing an Affidavit of Mechanic's Lien with the county recording office in the county where the property is located.

Any person, or the person's agent, who wishes to claim a mechanic's lien, shall make and file for record in the office of the county recorder in the counties in which the improved property is located, an affidavit showing the amount due over and above all legal setoffs, a description of the property to be charged with the lien, the name and address of the person to or for whom the labor or work was performed or material was furnished, the name of the owner, part owner, or lessee, if known, the name and address of the lien claimant, and the first and last dates that the lien claimant performed any labor or work or furnished any material to the improvement giving rise to the claimant's lien. Ohio Revised Code 1311.06(A).

If the affidavit is recorded, the omission or inaccuracy of any address in the affidavit does not affect its validity. The affidavit may be verified before any person authorized to administer oaths, whether agent for the owner, part owner, lessee, lien claimant, or an interested or other party. Id.

If the lien arises in connection with a one- or two-family dwelling or in connection with a residential unit of condominium property, the lien must be filed within sixty days from the date on which the last labor or work was performed or material was furnished by the person claiming the lien. Ohio Revised Code 1311.06(B)(1). For oil or gas facilities, the lien must be claimed within one hundred twenty days from the date on which the last labor or work was performed or material was furnished by the person claiming the lien. Ohio Revised Code 1311.06(B)(2). All other liens must be recorded within seventy-five days from the date on which the last of the labor or work was performed or material was furnished by the person claiming the lien. Ohio Revised Code 1311.06(B)(3).

Any person filing an affidavit shall serve a copy of the affidavit on the owner, part owner, or lessee of the improved property or his designee, within thirty days after filing the affidavit. Ohio Revised Code 1311.07. If the affidavit cannot be served, then the person shall serve the copy by posting it in some conspicuous place on the premises of the improved property within ten days after the expiration of the thirty days. Id.

This article is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice or relied on as a substitute for speaking with an attorney. Please consult with an Ohio attorney for any questions regarding mechanic's liens.

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