A subcontractor completes electrical work worth $8,500 on March 15th. The general contractor fails to pay. Under ORS 87, what is the deadline to file a lien claim?
Correct Answer
B) May 29th
Under ORS 87, subcontractors must file lien claims within 75 days of their last work. From March 15th, 75 days later is May 29th.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Under ORS 87.035, subcontractors must file a construction lien claim within 75 days of the date they last provided labor or materials. Counting 75 days from March 15: March has 16 remaining days (March 15 + 16 = March 31), April has 30 days (total: 46), May adds the remaining 29 days (46 + 29 = 75). March 31 + 29 days into May = May 29th. The deadline is May 29th.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: June 13th
June 13th results from counting 90 days instead of 75. This is the deadline for general contractors (prime contractors) under ORS 87.035, not for subcontractors. Subcontractors have a shorter 75-day window; confusing the two deadlines is the most common error on this type of question.
Option C: September 15th
September 15th is 184 days after March 15th—far beyond any lien filing deadline under Oregon law. This may result from confusing the lien filing deadline with the deadline to enforce (foreclose) a lien, which is 120 days after the lien is filed. Missing the 75-day filing window forfeits all lien rights.
Option D: April 29th
April 29th results from counting only 45 days after March 15th—exactly half the correct 75-day window. This might result from misremembering the deadline as 45 days, or from a counting error where the test-taker stopped at the wrong month.
Memory Technique
Oregon lien deadline: '75 days, count on your fingers.' Start from the last work date and count forward 75 days on a calendar. For March 15: 16 days left in March (March 16–31) + 30 days in April + 29 days in May = 75. Land on May 29.
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