Simkins Lumber Company has filed right-to-claim liens against six separate Lewis and Clark County properties since early May, public records show — a concentrated wave of filings that signals the Helena-area building supplier is owed money on multiple active or recently completed construction projects.

The most recent filings, recorded May 13, 2026, target properties owned by Devon K. and Jami R. Sindelar in Timberworks Estates Phases II and III Amended, and by Robert and Nancy Clark in the Willows Townhouses subdivision at Lot 1, Block 9. Earlier filings recorded May 6 name Larissa Berry — whose property spans Lots 16 and 17 of Block 35 in Central Addition No. 2 — and Michael Allen and Dawn Renee Mahler as additional parties.

A right-to-claim lien is a preliminary step under Montana law that preserves a contractor's or supplier's ability to eventually force a sale of the property if a debt goes unpaid. Filing one does not mean a debt has been adjudicated or that property owners are in default — it means Simkins has put the county on notice that it believes it is owed money for materials or services provided in connection with work on those properties.

Six filings tied to six distinct properties within roughly a week is a notable volume for a single supplier in one county. Simkins Lumber, which serves the broader Helena construction market, has no other recent lien activity in the county recorder's public database outside this cluster. Whether the filings reflect a single general contractor who has fallen behind on payments across multiple job sites, or separate unrelated disputes, is not clear from the public record alone. Parties named in the liens have the opportunity to respond or resolve the claims before any further legal action could proceed.