This is the fillable unconditional waiver and release on progress payment: type your project and payment details into the blanks below, download or print the PDF, sign it. It is free, requires no account and stores nothing — everything happens in your browser. Sign it only after the payment has cleared, and only where no statutory form is prescribed.
If the construction project is in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, the law writes the waiver text itself: a waiver that does not follow the prescribed text can be void or unenforceable. Use your state's statutory form instead of this template.
It is the document that gives up mechanic's lien rights for work and materials furnished up to the Through Date, in exchange for one progress payment. “Unconditional” means it is binding the moment you sign it — whether or not the payment has actually reached your account.
Only after the money is in your account, never when the check is merely issued. If you sign an unconditional waiver before payment and the check bounces or the payment is reversed, you have already given up your lien rights with nothing in return. If you are asked to sign before payment, ask for a conditional waiver instead.
The Through Date is the date written on the form up to which you waive your lien rights. Work or materials furnished after that date stay protected. Make sure the Through Date matches the period the payment covers — a date too early waives rights you have not been paid for yet.
Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, Utah and Wyoming prescribe their waiver form by statute. In those states a waiver that departs from the prescribed text can be void or unenforceable, so this template must not be used there — open your state's page for the verbatim statutory form.
This generic waiver requires no notarization and no witness — the claimant's signature is enough. Two of the statutory states are stricter: Mississippi and Wyoming require notarization, and Georgia requires a witness, because their statutory forms say so. Those requirements apply on the state pages, not here.
Yes. The form is free, there is no account and no email is required to download your document. Everything you type stays in your browser: the PDF is generated on your own device, nothing is sent to a server, and closing the tab erases what you entered.
This tool is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. This is a generic template for states without a statutory form; have it reviewed by a licensed attorney in your state. If your state prescribes a statutory form, do not use this template.
The statutory states and their verification dates are compiled in the reference table. ← Back to all states