{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-lien-law-11-c","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Lien Law § 11-c","heading":"Copy of notice of lien to a contractor or subcontractor with respect to public improvements liens","body":"§ 11-c. Copy of notice of lien to a contractor or subcontractor with\nrespect to public improvements liens. Within five days before or\nsimultaneously with filing a notice of lien in accordance with section\ntwelve of this chapter or the filing of an amendment of a notice of lien\nin accordance with section twelve-a of this chapter with respect to a\npublic improvement lien, the lienor shall serve a copy of such notice or\namendment by certified mail on the contractor, subcontractor, assignee\nor legal representative for whom he was employed or to whom he furnished\nmaterials or if the lienor is a contractor or subcontractor to the\nperson, firm or corporation with whom the contract was made. A lienor\nhaving a direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor or a\nsub-subcontractor but not with a contractor shall also serve a copy of\nsuch notice or amendment by certified mail to the contractor. The notice\nof lien so filed shall contain thereon or there shall be filed therewith\nproof of service of a copy of said lien upon the parties required to be\nserved pursuant to this section, and failure to file proof of such\nservice shall render the notice of lien a nullity. Any lienor, or a\nperson acting on behalf of a lienor, who fails to serve a copy of the\nnotice of lien as required by this section shall be liable for\nreasonable attorney's fees, costs and expenses, as determined by the\ncourt, incurred in obtaining such copy.","path":["Lien Law","Article 2. Mechanics' Liens"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/LIE/11-C","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"aaec2d9dbddd2e86ee654189f56e16d785d3e2a732ec3699cf8d945cab946642","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-lien-law-11-b","next":"us-ny/n.y.-lien-law-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}