Douglas County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can record a mechanics lien in Douglas County at the Douglas County Recorder’s Office located at:

1616 Eighth St.
Minden, NV 89423
Phone: 775-782-9025
Fax: 775-783-6413

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm

The Douglas County Recorder’s mailing address is:

1616 Eighth St.
P.O. Box 218
Minden, NV 89423

Additionally, you can eRecord your mechanics lien at the Douglas County Recorder’s Office using the following services:

• CSC eRecording Services
• eRecording Partners Network
• Indecomm Global Services
• Simplifile

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

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

The requirements for recording a mechanics lien with the Douglas County Recorder are as follows:

1. Mechanics liens must be printed on 8.5 x 11, 20 pound, white paper.
2. The first page of your mechanics lien must have a 3×3 inch square in the top right-hand corner. The sides and bottom of the first page must have a 1 inch margin.
3. The top, sides, and bottom of all subsequent pages must have a 1 inch margin.
4. Pages may not be bound together on the top, sides, or bottom.
5. Pages may not be double-sided.
6. No other documents or materials may be physically attached to the pages.
7. Font size may be no larger than 10 point Times New Roman, and text may only be printed in black ink.
8. There may be no more than 9 lines of text per vertical inch.

You’re also required to include the following information in your lien claim:

1. Your name and address.
2. The hiring party’s name and address.
3. The property owner’s name and address.
4. The name and address of your attorney, if an attorney is representing you.
5. The amount of your lien claim.
6. A statement for the contract’s terms and the payment information for the construction project.

The page size, font, and margin requirements in Douglas County, Nevada are as follows:

1. The first page of your mechanics lien must have a 3×3 inch square in the top right-hand corner.
2. The first page of your lien must have a 1 inch margin on both sides and bottom.
3. All subsequent pages after the first page must have a 1inch margin on all sides.
4. Font size may be no larger than 10 point Times New Roman.
5. Mechanics liens must be printed in black ink only.
6. Mechanics liens must be printed on 20 pound, white, 8.5 x 11 paper.

The Douglas County, Nevada Recorder’s Office accepts the following forms of payment:

• Cash
• Check
• Money orders
• All major credit and debit cards

There’s a $3 service fee applied to debit card transactions and a 2.5% fee added to credit card transactions or $2 minimum.

The recording fee schedule for the Douglas County Recorder’s Office are as follows:

Recording

Recording a mechanics lien costs a flat fee of $40.

Copies

Copies cost $1 per page, and certification of copies costs $4 per document.

To get a recorded copy of your mechanics lien in Douglas County, Nevada, you have three options.

In Person

You can go to the Recorder’s Office in person located at:

1616 Eighth St.
Minden, NV 89423
Phone: 775-782-9025
Fax: 775-783-6413

By Mail

You can send a request by mail to the following address:

1616 Eighth St.
P.O. Box 218
Minden, NV 89423

Online

Lastly, you can search Douglas County, Nevada’s public records online at:

https://recorder-search.douglasnv.us/DigitalResearchRoom/RecordType

To get the property’s legal description from the Recorder’s Office, you have the same three options.

In Person

You can go to the Recorder’s Office in person located at:

1616 Eighth St.
Minden, NV 89423
Phone: 775-782-9025
Fax: 775-783-6413

By Mail

You can send a request by mail to the following address:

1616 Eighth St.
P.O. Box 218
Minden, NV 89423

Online

Lastly, you can search Douglas County, Nevada’s public records online at:

https://recorder-search.douglasnv.us/DigitalResearchRoom/RecordType

If you need to file a mechanics lien in Douglas County, Nevada, the chances are you have strong lien rights. Generally, if you provided $500 or more in labor or materials, you can file a mechanics lien if you go unpaid on a construction project.

The only parties who may not have the right to file a lien claim include material suppliers or unlicensed contractors.

The general deadline to file a mechanics lien claim in Douglas County, Nevada is 90 days after last work or the official end of the construction project (whichever comes later).