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Colorado Lien Waivers: No Statutory Form, One Mandatory Statement

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State Rules

How Colorado treats lien waivers

Colorado does not prescribe a lien waiver form, so our general-purpose conditional and unconditional progress and final waiver forms apply, but C.R.S. § 38-22-119(2) requires every agreement waiving lien rights to include a statement, in substance, that all debts owed to third parties for the covered goods or services have been paid or will be timely paid. Colorado is also one of the only states that allows lien rights to be waived in advance, even in the construction contract before work begins, though a waiver binds only the parties to it and ambiguous waivers are construed in favor of preserving lien rights.

What to know about Colorado lien waivers

C.R.S. § 38-22-119(2) requires every Colorado lien waiver to include a statement, in substance, that all debts owed to third parties relating to the goods or services covered by the waiver have been paid or will be timely paid, and Colorado is one of the only states where lien rights can be waived in advance, even in the construction contract itself, so review contract language carefully before signing.

Colorado lien waiver forms we generate

Four house forms cover every payment on a Colorado project: conditional or unconditional, progress or final.

Conditional Progress

Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Progress Payment

Signed when a progress payment is promised: the waiver only takes effect once that payment actually arrives.

Unconditional Progress

Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Progress Payment

Signed after a progress payment has been received: immediately waives lien rights for work through the covered date.

Conditional Final

Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Final Payment

Signed when the final payment is promised: waives all remaining lien rights, but only once the payment clears.

Unconditional Final

Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Final Payment

Signed after the final payment is in hand: a complete, immediate waiver of lien rights on the project.

Colorado has no statutory waiver form to download blank. The generator above fills in a general-purpose form with Colorado's signing rules built in instead.

Signing a lien waiver in Colorado

Execution rules (the form's wording, notarization, witnesses, and whether an electronic signature works) are set by state law. Here's what applies in Colorado, built into every waiver we generate.

Advance waivers

Colorado is one of the only states that permits lien rights to be waived in advance, including in the construction contract before work begins. C.R.S. § 38-22-119(1) makes an agreement to waive, abandon, or refrain from enforcing a lien binding only as between the parties to that contract, and § 38-22-119(2) requires every agreement to waive lien rights to contain a statement, by the person waiving, providing in substance that all debts owed to any third party relating to the goods or services covered by the waiver have been paid or will be timely paid. Ambiguous waivers are construed in favor of preserving lien rights.

Colorado execution rules

⚖ No prescribed statutory form: our attorney-reviewed house forms apply.
✓ Notarization: not required in Colorado.
✓ Witness: not required in Colorado.
✓ E-signature: available. Send Colorado waivers for electronic signature and get the signed copy stored with a tamper-evident audit certificate.

Colorado lien waiver questions

Which lien waiver forms does Colorado use?

Colorado does not prescribe a statutory lien waiver form, so the format is up to the parties. Our generator uses four general-purpose forms: conditional and unconditional waivers for progress and final payments. Every Colorado form we generate includes this required statement: "The Claimant states that all debts owed to any third party by the Claimant relating to the goods or services covered by this waiver have been paid or will be timely paid (C.R.S. § 38-22-119(2))."

Do Colorado lien waivers need to be notarized?

No. Colorado does not require lien waivers to be notarized.

What is the difference between a conditional and an unconditional lien waiver in Colorado?

A conditional waiver takes effect only once the payment it describes actually arrives; if the check bounces or never comes, your lien rights survive. An unconditional waiver gives up lien rights as soon as it is signed, whether or not you are ever paid, so sign one only after the money is in hand.

What is the difference between a progress and a final lien waiver in Colorado?

A progress waiver covers a single progress payment and waives lien rights only for work through a stated date, leaving rights for later work intact. A final waiver goes with the last payment and waives all remaining lien rights on the project.

Is a lien waiver signed in advance enforceable in Colorado?

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