Miss. Code Ann. § 85-7-421: Expiration of claim of lien if payment action not timely filed; filing cancellation of fully satisfied lien.

(1) Failure of a lien claimant to commence a payment action to collect the amount of his or her claim within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of filing the lien renders the claim of lien unenforceable. Any lien filed shall include on the face of the lien the following statement in at least 12 point bold font: “THIS CLAIM OF LIEN EXPIRES AND IS VOID ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FILING OF THE CLAIM OF LIEN IF A PAYMENT ACTION IS NOT FILED IN THAT TIME PERIOD.” Failure to include the required language shall invalidate the lien and prevent it from being filed. No release or voiding of the liens shall be required. A lien shall expire sooner and be disregarded once it is determined that no notice of commencement was timely filed in response to a notice of contest pursuant to Section 85-7-423.

(2) Whenever any lien has been fully satisfied, the holder thereof shall file a cancellation of it in the record in the office of the chancery clerk.

(3) Any holder of a lien, who, after having been fully paid, fails for fifteen (15) days after demand in writing to file a cancellation as provided in subsection (1) of this section, shall be liable to any person thereby injured for the amount of the injury, which shall not be less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per day that the required cancellation is not timely filed, plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.