For subcontractors and suppliers in California and Texas

Preliminary notices, mailed on time for every job.

Add a job in two minutes. We find the owner and lender, work out your due date, and send the notice by Certified Mail with return receipt. Plans from $59 a month.

No card needed to join. Early members keep their price for the first 12 months.

Example job CA · Private work

Retail tenant improvement, Riverside CA

Electrical rough-in · Your contract with the GC

First day
Sep 10
Notice due
Sep 30
Mail to
3 parties
Day 13 of 20 7 days left
Day 1Day 20
  • Owner of record foundCounty records
  • Construction lender foundDeed of trust
  • General contractor confirmedFrom you
  • Notice mailedQueued · Sep 24
Certified Mail · Electronic return receipt Proof stored with the job
What the law asks of you

The deadline starts on your first day, not when a payment is late.

A preliminary notice is what keeps your right to file a mechanics lien if you don't get paid. Miss the window and the money you already earned can become unprotected.

CaliforniaCal. Civ. Code § 8204

Within 20 days of the first day you furnish labor or materials.

Send to
Owner, general contractor, and the construction lender if there is one.
If it's late
Only work from the 20 days before you serve it, and after, stays protected. Everything earlier is exposed.
Frequency
Once per job.
TexasTex. Prop. Code § 53.056

By the 15th day of the 3rd month after each month of unpaid work.

Send to
Owner and original contractor, by certified mail.
Residential
By the 15th day of the 2nd month instead.
If it's late
Each month is its own deadline. Miss one and that month's work loses lien protection.
How it works

You add the job. We handle the paperwork and the mail.

  1. Add the job

    Job address, who hired you, and your first day on site. Takes about two minutes from your phone or the office.

  2. We find who gets it

    We look up the owner of record and any construction lender, then calculate the due date for your state and project type.

  3. Mailed certified, proof saved

    The notice goes out by Certified Mail with electronic return receipt. Tracking and proof of mailing stay attached to the job.

Pricing

One monthly plan. Postage included.

One notice means one job's notice, mailed certified to every party who has to receive it.

Starter
$59/ month

For crews running one to three jobs at a time.

Notices included
2
Each extra notice
$24
Deadline reminders
Yes
Choose Starter
Growth
$99/ month

For three to eight active jobs.

Notices included
5
Each extra notice
$20
Deadline reminders
Yes
Choose Growth
Pro
$149/ month

For eight or more jobs, or Texas monthly notices.

Notices included
10
Each extra notice
$17
Deadline reminders
Yes
Choose Pro

Month to month, cancel anytime. Unused notices don't roll over. Nothing is charged when you join early access; we confirm your plan with you before your first month.

Questions

Before you sign up

Is this legal advice?

No. We prepare and mail notices from the job information you give us, using the content each state requires. For a payment dispute or to file a lien, talk to a construction attorney.

I'm already past 20 days on a California job. Is it too late?

A late notice still protects work done in the 20 days before it's served and everything after. Sending it now protects more than not sending it at all.

Will a notice make the GC or owner think I'm threatening them?

A preliminary notice isn't a lien and doesn't say anyone owes you money. California requires it from every sub and supplier on private jobs, and the notice itself states that it is not a lien.

What counts as one notice?

One job's notice, mailed certified to every party who has to receive it, with postage included. In Texas, each monthly notice on a job counts as one.

Which states can I use it in?

California and Texas first. If you work somewhere else, choose "Other" in the form and we'll tell you when your state is next.

When do I get charged?

Not when you join the list. Before your first month starts we'll confirm the plan with you, and you can cancel any month after that.