An Omaha, NE based home improvement contractor who was not paid after providing new roofing, siding and gutters on a residence asked our TRADITION LIEN SERVICE division to record a NEBRASKA Construction Lien on a home in Omaha, NE within Douglas county. According to Wikipedia, Douglas county was established in 1854 and named after Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), who was then serving as Senator from Illinois.
On private Existing Residential projects NEBRASKA Revised Statutes § 52-147 mandates that General/ Prime Contractors and Subcontractors record a notarized NEBRASKA Construction Lien within one hundred twenty (120) days after the completion of furnishing equipment, labor, materials or services for a construction related improvement. The lien should be recorded with the Register Of Deeds office in the county where the improved property is located. Cost to record a lien with the Douglas County Register of Deeds is $10 for the first page, and $6 for each additional page.
Claimants who recorded a lien have up to two (2) years from the date the original NEBRASKA Construction Lien was recorded to file a foreclosure lawsuit against the improved property.