Churchill County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can record your mechanics lien at the Churchill County Recorder’s Office located at:

155 N Taylor Street
Suite 131
Fallon, NV 89406
Phone: (775) 423-6001
Fax: (775) 423-8933

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:00am-5:00pm

The Churchill County Recorder doesn’t publicly disclose information regarding recording backlogs.

If the project is located in Churchill County, then you need to file your mechanics lien in Churchill County.

The Churchill County Recorder’s requirements for recording a mechanics lien are as follows:

1. All recorded documents must be on white, 20 pound, 8.5 x 11 inch paper.
2. The first page of the mechanics lien must have a 3×3 inch square in the top right-hand corner.
3. The first page of the mechanics lien must also have a 1 inch margin on both sides and bottom.
4. All pages after the first page must have a 1 inch margin on the top, both sides, and bottom.
5. The individual pages may not be bound together.
6. Pages may not be printed double-sided.
7. No other documents or materials may be physically attached to the pages.
8. The pages must not contain highlighter marks or other colored markings.
9. Text may not be smaller than 10 point Times New Roman.
10. There may be no more than 9 lines of text per vertical inch.

You also need to include the following information in your lien claim:

1. Your name and address, the hiring party’s name and address, the property owner’s name and address, and the name and address of your attorney if applicable.
2. The amount of the lien claim, based on the value of labor and materials furnished for the project.
3. A statement of the contract’s terms and the payment information of the construction project.

The formatting requirements at the Churchill County Recorder’s Office are as follows:

1. The top of the first page of your mechanics lien should have a 3×3 inch square in the top right-hand corner.
2. The first page should also have a 1 inch margin on the sides and bottom.
3. All pages following the first page must have a 1 inch margin on all sides.
4. Paper size must be 8.5 x 11 inches.
5. Font may be no smaller than 10 point Times New Roman.
6. Text must be black.

The Churchill County Recorder’s Office accepts these forms of payment:

• Cash
• Check
• Debit/credit transactions

The fee schedule for the County Recorder’s Office is as follows:

Recording

Recording a mechanics lien in costs a flat fee of $43.

Copies

Copies cost $1 per page. Certification of copies costs $4 per document.

You have two options to get a recorded copy of your mechanics lien in Churchill County:

In Person

You can go to the County Recorder’s Office in person at this address:

155 N Taylor Street
Suite 131
Fallon, NV 89406
Phone: (775) 423-6001
Fax: (775) 423-8933

Online

You can also search Churchill County’s Public Recorder at this address:

https://landmark.churchillcounty.org/landmarkweb

You have the same two options to get the property’s legal description from the Churchill County Recorder’s Office:

In Person

You can go to the Churchill County Recorder’s Office in person at this address:

155 N Taylor Street
Suite 131
Fallon, NV 89406
Phone: (775) 423-6001
Fax: (775) 423-8933

Online

You can also search Churchill County’s Public Recorder at this address:

https://landmark.churchillcounty.org/landmarkweb

If you furnished $500 or more in labor or materials for the construction project, you most likely have lien rights in Churchill County. However, the two groups that may not have the ability to file a mechanics lien are material suppliers and unlicensed contractors who are doing work that requires a license.

The deadline to file a mechanics lien in Nevada and is 90 days after last work or the official end of the construction project (whichever is later).