Unpaid on a Snohomish County job? LevelSet Collections prepares and records Snohomish County mechanics liens for contractors, subcontractors and suppliers on jobs in Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville, Edmonds, Mukilteo, Lake Stevens, Mill Creek, Monroe and Arlington. We have filed more than 1,100 liens since 2020, and one all-inclusive price covers the whole Snohomish filing.
Quick answer: A Snohomish County mechanics lien is a claim of lien recorded with the Auditor’s Recording office on the first floor of the Robert Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett. Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before the 5 p.m. close. The claim is due 90 days after your last day of work or delivery. See the full Washington deadlines and statutes.
Where Snohomish County liens are recorded
Snohomish County claims of lien are recorded by the Auditor’s Office in the Customer Service Center on the first floor of the Robert Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and the county asks customers to allow 30 minutes to finish before closing. Mail goes to Snohomish County Recording, M/S 204, at the same address.
The county’s approved e-recording vendors are CSC eRecording Solutions, eRecording Partners Network, Indecomm Global Service and Simplifile. A document that needs excise tax review has to stop at the Treasurer’s Excise Tax counter before it can be recorded. A claim of lien doesn’t, but it’s a common reason for a second trip. We e-record Snohomish County liens.
Finding the owner and the notification system
The county’s own FAQ on who owns a property starts at the Assessor’s property search by street address or parcel number, and the Snohomish County Online Property Information map (SCOPI) lets us click a parcel on the map. From there we pull the vesting deed from the Auditor’s recorded documents search.
Snohomish County’s free Recorded Document Notification System emails signed-up owners when a document is recorded under their name or parcel number, with the document type and recording number. An owner who’s signed up may know about the lien the day it records.
Where we file across Snohomish County
Snohomish County has 20 cities and towns: Arlington, Bothell, Brier, Darrington, Edmonds, Everett, Gold Bar, Granite Falls, Index, Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Snohomish, Stanwood, Sultan and Woodway. Bothell also appears on King County’s list, so a Bothell job is recorded in whichever county the parcel sits in.
Snohomish work runs from aerospace and industrial projects around Everett and Paine Field to apartments and new subdivisions in Marysville, Lake Stevens and Arlington. On the public side, the county’s roughly $37 million Arlington Operations Center redevelopment has work continuing through 2027, and the $4.43 million first phase of the Everett Intermodal Facility expansion began June 15, 2026. Public work in Washington isn’t lienable; it runs on retainage and bonds.
What sinks liens in Snohomish County
- Arriving at 4:45. The office closes at 5, and the county asks for 30 minutes to complete a transaction.
- A Bothell parcel in the wrong county. Bothell straddles the King–Snohomish line. Confirm the county before recording.
- A supplier skipping the Notice to Owner. Without a required notice, the lien can’t be enforced.
- Missing first and last dates. The claim has to show the first and last dates you furnished labor or materials.
- No copy to the owner. The recorded claim has to go to the owner within 14 days. See the Washington deadline table.
How LevelSet handles a Snohomish County lien
- Intake. You tell us the job address, the full contract chain, your first and last delivery or work dates, any Notice to Owner you sent and what you’re owed.
- Statutory form. We find the parcel in the Assessor’s search or SCOPI, confirm it’s in Snohomish County, pull the deed and prepare the Washington claim of lien.
- Notarization. Matt Rush signs the claim as agent for the claimant under penalty of perjury and acknowledges it in front of a notary.
- Recording. We e-record it with the Snohomish County Auditor through an approved vendor.
- Service. The owner gets a copy of the recorded claim within 14 days, and the general contractor gets one too.
Example: a Snohomish County deadline walk-through
Example: A ready-mix supplier makes its first delivery to a Marysville warehouse project on April 6 and sends its Notice to Owner on May 20, which reaches everything delivered from March 21 on. Its last delivery is September 15, so its claim of lien has to be recorded in Everett by December 14 (90 days), with the owner’s copy mailed within 14 days after recording.
Too late for a Snohomish County lien?
Missing the 90 days ends the lien, not the debt. We pursue unpaid Snohomish County construction invoices through construction collections on contingency, 10% to 33%; no collection, no fee.
Other Washington counties we file in
Our Washington mechanics lien page has every Washington notice, recording and foreclosure deadline with statute citations. We handle liens in every Washington county.
Pricing
Liens $199 to $500, including recording fees, notarizing and serving. Pre-lien notices $100. Typical turnaround 2 business days. No minimum. Call (469) 694-8003, Monday through Friday, 8am to 7pm.
Frequently asked questions
Where do you file a Snohomish County mechanics lien?
With the Snohomish County Auditor’s Recording office, Robert Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, by mail to M/S 204, or through an approved e-recording vendor.
Which e-recording vendors does Snohomish County accept?
CSC eRecording Solutions, eRecording Partners Network, Indecomm Global Service and Simplifile.
Is a Bothell lien recorded in Snohomish County?
Only if the parcel is on the Snohomish side. Bothell is on both the Snohomish and King county lists.
Will the owner be notified when the lien records?
If they’ve signed up for the county’s free Recorded Document Notification System, they’ll get an email with the document type and recording number.
This page is general information, not legal advice. LevelSet Collections is not a law firm; we prepare and file liens and notices as agent for the claimant. Deadlines change and depend on the facts of your job. We'll check your dates against the statute before filing. Lien laws are constantly changing. Contact us for the most up-to-date information.
Owed money on a Snohomish County job?
Liens $199 to $500 with recording, notarizing and the owner copy included. Recorded in Everett, usually in 2 business days. Call (469) 694-8003.
