The crucial date in determining the validity of a lien is the date the material or labor is last provided, not the date the claim is due. See L W Supply Corp., supra, 197 Ga. App. at 682; Central Atlanta Tractor Sales v. Athena Dev., 289 Ga. App. 355, 358 ( 657 SE2d 290) (2008). Ecker's lien states that it was filed within this time period.
Further, Accord Central Atlanta Tractor Sales, Inc. v. Athena Dev., LLC , 289 Ga. App. 355, 357, 657 S.E.2d 290 (2008) ("[T]he intent of OCGA § 44-14-361.1 as to timely filing of liens is to establish a time certain beyond which liens cannot be filed, for the protection of the contracting parties and innocent third parties ... [accordingly,] the statute is to be strictly construed against the materialmen") (punctuation and footnote omitted). the materialman's statute requires strict compliance.