A Checklist outlining the steps a contractor must follow to create, perfect, enforce, and discharge a mechanic's lien on property for work the contractor performed or material the contractor furnished to improve privately owned residential and commercial real property in North Carolina. This Checklist outlines pre-lien notice requirements for owners and contractors and also includes the requirements for filing a lien claim and the steps to perfect and enforce a mechanic's lien after filing the lien claim.