A material supplier delivers $12,000 worth of materials to a job site on April 10th. The last delivery is made May 5th. Under Alabama lien law, what is the deadline to file a lien claim?
Correct Answer
C) November 5th
Material suppliers must file lien claims within 6 months of their last delivery. Six months from May 5th is November 5th.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Under Alabama lien law, material suppliers must file their lien claim within 6 months of the last date materials were delivered. The last delivery was May 5th; adding 6 months gives November 5th as the filing deadline. The first delivery date (April 10th) is irrelevant — the clock runs from the LAST delivery.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: December 5th
December 5th would be 7 months from the last delivery (May 5th), which exceeds the 6-month statutory deadline. Filing this late would result in the lien being invalid.
Option B: October 10th
October 10th is 6 months from the first delivery date (April 10th), not from the last delivery date. Alabama lien law calculates the deadline from the last furnishing, not the first.
Option D: January 5th
January 5th would be 8 months from the last delivery, far outside the 6-month window. A lien filed this late would be time-barred and unenforceable.
Memory Technique
Last delivery + 6 months = lien deadline. 'Last in, 6 months to win.' For this problem: May 5 + 6 months = November 5. Always identify the LAST delivery date first, then count forward 6 months.
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