A materials supplier delivers $8,000 worth of lumber to a job site on January 10th and delivers the final load worth $2,000 on February 5th. When must the supplier file their lien claim by?
Correct Answer
A) May 6th
The 90-day lien filing period begins from the last delivery of materials, which was February 5th. Adding 90 days gives a deadline of May 6th.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Georgia law requires a lien to be filed within 90 days of the last furnishing of materials. The last delivery was February 5th. Counting 90 days forward from February 5th: February has 28 days in a non-leap year, so 28 - 5 = 23 more days in February, then 31 days in March, then 31 days in April = 23 + 31 + 31 = 85 days through April 30th, leaving 5 more days into May = May 5th. However, since February 5th is day 0, day 90 lands on May 6th. The lien must be filed by May 6th.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: March 11th
March 11th would be only about 34 days after the last delivery (February 5th + ~34 days). This corresponds to incorrectly counting 30 days from the first delivery date (January 10th), which is wrong on two counts: the clock starts from the last furnishing, and the window is 90 days, not 30.
Option C: April 5th
April 5th is exactly 59 days after February 5th — roughly 60 days, not 90. This answer results from using an incorrect 60-day window or confusing Georgia's deadline with another state's shorter period.
Option D: April 10th
April 10th is 90 days after January 10th — the date of the first delivery. This is the classic trap: using the first delivery date instead of the last delivery date. Georgia law clearly starts the 90-day clock from the last furnishing of labor or materials.
Memory Technique
Remember: 'Last in, last clock.' The 90-day lien clock starts on the last day you supplied anything to the project. Ignore earlier deliveries when calculating the deadline — only the most recent one matters. February 5th + 90 days = May 6th.
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