A collection of resources to assist claimants in understanding and effectively creating, perfecting, enforcing, and discharging mechanics' liens to secure payment for improvements to privately owned real property in Ohio. The Ohio Mechanics' Lien Act governs mechanics' liens on private property. This Toolkit contains many guidance documents and standard forms for use at all stages of the mechanic's lien process.
Contractors, subcontractors, laborers, and material suppliers (claimants) have several options available to secure payment for improvements to privately owned real property. In Ohio, the most common option is a mechanics' lien.
Mechanics' liens are created by statute. The Ohio Mechanics' Lien Act (Lien Act) governs mechanics' liens on privately owned real property in Ohio (R.C. 1311.01 to 1311.23).