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This lien may be filed at any time after the work is commenced or the material is furnished, but not later than the earlier of (i) 90 days from the last day of the month in which the lienor last performed work or furnished materials or (ii) 90 days from the time the construction, removal, repair or improvement is terminated.\n\t\tAN EFFECTIVE LIEN FOR WORK PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SETTLEMENT MAY BE FILED AFTER SETTLEMENT. LEGAL COUNSEL SHOULD BE CONSULTED.\n\t\tFailure of a contract for the purchase of residential real property to include the notice required by this section shall not void such contract.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297678,"text":"Every contract made on or after July 1, 1992, for the purchase of residential real property shall include the following provision:\n\t\tNOTICE\n\t\tVirginia law (\u00a7 43-1 et seq.) permits persons who have performed labor or furnished materials for the construction, removal, repair or improvement of any building or structure to file a lien against the property. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 606 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81902,"section_number":"43-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147137,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83058,"identifier":"11-2.4","token":"11\/1\/11-2.4","url":"\/11-2.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/11-2.4\/","token":"11\/1\/11-2.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of possible filing of mechanics’ lien required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 11-2.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every contract<\/span> made on or after July 1, 1992, for the purchase of residential real property shall include the following provision:\n\t\tNOTICE\n\t\tVirginia law<\/span> (\u00a7 43-1<\/a> et seq.) permits persons who have performed labor or furnished materials<\/span> for the construction, removal, repair or improvement of any building or structure to file a lien<\/span> against the property. This lien<\/span> may be filed at any time after the work is commenced or the material<\/span> is furnished, but not later than the earlier of (i) 90 days from the last day of the month in which the lienor last performed work or furnished materials<\/span> or (ii) 90 days from the time the construction, removal, repair or improvement is terminated.\n\t\tAN EFFECTIVE LIEN<\/span> FOR WORK PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SETTLEMENT<\/span> MAY BE FILED AFTER SETTLEMENT<\/span>. LEGAL COUNSEL<\/span> SHOULD BE CONSULTED.\n\t\tFailure of a contract<\/span> for the purchase of residential real property to include the notice required by this section shall not void such contract<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF POSSIBLE FILING OF MECHANICS’ LIEN REQUIRED (\u00a7 11-2.4)\n\nEvery contract made on or after July 1, 1992, for the purchase of residential\nreal property shall include the following provision:\n\t\tNOTICE\n\t\tVirginia law (\u00a7 43-1 et seq.) permits persons who have performed labor or\nfurnished materials for the construction, removal, repair or improvement of any\nbuilding or structure to file a lien against the property. This lien may be\nfiled at any time after the work is commenced or the material is furnished, but\nnot later than the earlier of (i) 90 days from the last day of the month in\nwhich the lienor last performed work or furnished materials or (ii) 90 days from\nthe time the construction, removal, repair or improvement is terminated.\n\t\tAN EFFECTIVE LIEN FOR WORK PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SETTLEMENT MAY BE\nFILED AFTER SETTLEMENT. LEGAL COUNSEL SHOULD BE CONSULTED.\n\t\tFailure of a contract for the purchase of residential real property to include\nthe notice required by this section shall not void such contract.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 606.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}