In Vernon Hills III Ltd. Partnership v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co., 287 Ill. App. 3d 303, 309, 678 N.E.2d 374, 378, 222 Ill. Dec. 762 (1997), the contractor's attorney filed an affidavit claiming that he was confused about the filing deadline because the owner's demand letter did not reference section 34 or that failure to file a timely complaint resulted in a forfeited lien.