Virginia mechanics lien

Virginia Mechanic's Lien Deadlines: The Memorandum, the 90-Day Window, and the 150-Day Lookback Cap

Virginia perfects a mechanic's lien through a recorded memorandum of lien, and it pairs two numbers that contractors from other states routinely confuse — a 90-day filing window and a separate 150-day lookback cap on what the memorandum can include. On one- and two-family homes a third layer applies: the mechanics' lien agent notice. This guide walks the Virginia Code Title 43 timeline a contractor or sub actually has to run.