{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/43-8.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/43-8.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/43-8.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/43-8.html"}],"law_id":81789,"edition_id":1,"section_id":81789,"structure_id":14160,"section_number":"43-8","catch_line":"Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by \u00a7 43-7","history":"Code 1919, \u00a7 6428; 1968, c. 568; 2007, c. 504; 2013, c. 293; 2019, c. 243.","full_text":"The memorandum, affidavit and notice required by \u00a7 43-7 shall be sufficient if substantially in form and effect as follows:\n\t\tMemorandum for Mechanic&#8217;s Lien Claimed by Subcontractor.\n\t\tName of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tAddress of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tName of general contractor (if any): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tName of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tAddress of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tContractor license or certificate number of claimant\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tIssuance date of license or certificate\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tExpiration date of license or certificate\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tIf no contractor license or certificate number is included, the claimant certifies that such a valid license or certificate is not required by law for the work done for which the benefit of a lien is claimed.\n\n1\n\nType of materials or services furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________2\n\nAmount claimed: $___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\tIf any part of the Amount claimed is not due as of the date of this mechanic&#8217;s lien, identify the date or event upon which it will be due and the sum(s) to which the due date(s) or event(s) apply: ___________________________________________________________________________3\n\nType of structure on which work done or materials furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________4\n\nBrief description and location of real property: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________5\n\nDate from which interest on above amount is claimed:\n\t\t\tDate: _________________________\n\t\t\tIt is the intent of the claimant to claim the benefit of a lien.\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________ (Name of claimant).\n\t\t\tAffidavit.\n\t\t\tState of Virginia,\n\t\t\tCounty (or city) of __________________________________ to wit:\n\t\t\tI, _____________________________ (notary or other officer) for the county (or city) aforesaid, do certify that ______________, claimant, or ________________, agent for claimant, this day made oath before me in my county (or city) aforesaid that __________________________ is justly indebted to claimant in the sum of ______________ dollars, for the consideration stated in the foregoing memorandum, and that the same is payable as therein stated.\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ______ day of ____________, 20___.\n\t\t\t_______________________ (Notary Public or Magistrate, et cetera.)\n\t\t\tNotice.\n\t\t\tTo _______________________ (owner).\n\t\t\tYou are hereby notified that ____________________ (general contractor) is indebted to me in the sum of ________________ dollars ($__________) with interest thereon from the __________ day of __________, 20___, for work done (or materials furnished, as the case may be,) in and about the construction (or removal, etc.,) of a ____________________________ (describe structure, whether dwelling, store, or etc.,) which he has contracted to construct (or remove, etc.,) for you or on property owned by you in the county (or city) of _____________, and that I have duly recorded a mechanic&#8217;s lien for the same.\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ________________ day of ___________, 20_____.\n\t\t\t____________________________ (Subcontractor).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":293060,"text":"The memorandum, affidavit and notice required by \u00a7 43-7 shall be sufficient if substantially in form and effect as follows:\n\t\tMemorandum for Mechanic&#8217;s Lien Claimed by Subcontractor.\n\t\tName of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tAddress of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tName of general contractor (if any): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tName of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tAddress of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tContractor license or certificate number of claimant\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tIssuance date of license or certificate\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tExpiration date of license or certificate\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tIf no contractor license or certificate number is included, the claimant certifies that such a valid license or certificate is not required by law for the work done for which the benefit of a lien is claimed.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":293061,"text":"Type of materials or services furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":293062,"text":"Amount claimed: $___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\tIf any part of the Amount claimed is not due as of the date of this mechanic&#8217;s lien, identify the date or event upon which it will be due and the sum(s) to which the due date(s) or event(s) apply: ___________________________________________________________________________","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":293063,"text":"Type of structure on which work done or materials furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":293064,"text":"Brief description and location of real property: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":293065,"text":"Date from which interest on above amount is claimed:\n\t\t\tDate: _________________________\n\t\t\tIt is the intent of the claimant to claim the benefit of a lien.\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________ (Name of claimant).\n\t\t\tAffidavit.\n\t\t\tState of Virginia,\n\t\t\tCounty (or city) of __________________________________ to wit:\n\t\t\tI, _____________________________ (notary or other officer) for the county (or city) aforesaid, do certify that ______________, claimant, or ________________, agent for claimant, this day made oath before me in my county (or city) aforesaid that __________________________ is justly indebted to claimant in the sum of ______________ dollars, for the consideration stated in the foregoing memorandum, and that the same is payable as therein stated.\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ______ day of ____________, 20___.\n\t\t\t_______________________ (Notary Public or Magistrate, et cetera.)\n\t\t\tNotice.\n\t\t\tTo _______________________ (owner).\n\t\t\tYou are hereby notified that ____________________ (general contractor) is indebted to me in the sum of ________________ dollars ($__________) with interest thereon from the __________ day of __________, 20___, for work done (or materials furnished, as the case may be,) in and about the construction (or removal, etc.,) of a ____________________________ (describe structure, whether dwelling, store, or etc.,) which he has contracted to construct (or remove, etc.,) for you or on property owned by you in the county (or city) of _____________, and that I have duly recorded a mechanic&#8217;s lien for the same.\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ________________ day of ___________, 20_____.\n\t\t\t____________________________ (Subcontractor).","type":"section","prefixes":["5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"5","prefix_anchor":"5","level":1,"prior_prefix":"4"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14160,"edition_id":1,"name":"Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14159,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:04","permalink":{"id":221267,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14160,"identifier":"1","token":"43\/1","url":"\/43\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14159,"edition_id":1,"name":"Mechanics' and Certain Other Liens","identifier":"43","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 568; in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0504\">504<\/a>; in 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0293\">293<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0243\">243<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66035,"section_number":"43-15","catch_line":"Inaccuracies in memorandum or description not affecting lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-15\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79054,"section_number":"43-7","catch_line":"Perfection of lien by subcontractor; extent of lien; affirmative defense; provisions relating to time-share 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owner: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tAddress of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tName of general contractor (if any): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tName of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tAddress of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tContractor license or certificate number of claimant\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tIssuance date of license or certificate\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tExpiration date of license or certificate\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tIf no contractor license or certificate number is included, the claimant certifies that such a valid license or certificate is not required by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> for the work done for which the benefit of a <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> is claimed.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Type of <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> or services furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________ <a id=\"paragraph-293061\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/43-8\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Amount claimed: $___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\tIf any part of the Amount claimed is not due as of the date of this mechanic&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span>, identify the date or event upon which it will be due and the sum(s) to which the due date(s) or event(s) apply: ___________________________________________________________________________ <a id=\"paragraph-293062\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/43-8\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Type of structure on which work done or <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________ <a id=\"paragraph-293063\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/43-8\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Brief<\/span> description and location of real property: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________ <a id=\"paragraph-293064\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/43-8\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Date from which interest on above amount is claimed:\n\t\t\tDate: _________________________\n\t\t\tIt is the <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> of the claimant to claim the benefit of a <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span>.\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________ (Name of claimant).\n\t\t\t<span class=\"dictionary\">Affidavit<\/span>.\n\t\t\tState of Virginia,\n\t\t\tCounty (or city) of __________________________________ to wit:\n\t\t\tI, _____________________________ (notary or other officer) for the county (or city) aforesaid, do certify that ______________, claimant, or ________________, agent for claimant, this day made <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span> before me in my county (or city) aforesaid that __________________________ is justly indebted to claimant in the sum of ______________ dollars, for the consideration stated in the foregoing <span class=\"dictionary\">memorandum<\/span>, and that the same is payable as therein stated.\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ______ day of ____________, 20___.\n\t\t\t_______________________ (Notary Public or <span class=\"dictionary\">Magistrate<\/span>, et cetera.)\n\t\t\tNotice.\n\t\t\tTo _______________________ (owner).\n\t\t\tYou are hereby notified that ____________________ (general contractor) is indebted to me in the sum of ________________ dollars ($__________) with interest thereon from the __________ day of __________, 20___, for work done (or <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> furnished, as the case may be,) in and about the construction (or removal, etc.,) of a ____________________________ (describe structure, whether dwelling, store, or etc.,) which he has contracted to construct (or remove, etc.,) for you or on property owned by you in the county (or city) of _____________, and that I have duly recorded a mechanic&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> for the same.\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ________________ day of ___________, 20_____.\n\t\t\t____________________________ (Subcontractor). <a id=\"paragraph-293065\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/43-8\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUFFICIENCY OF MEMORANDUM, AFFIDAVIT AND NOTICE REQUIRED BY \u00a7 43-7 (\u00a7 43-8)\n\nThe memorandum, affidavit and notice required by \u00a7 43-7 shall be sufficient if\nsubstantially in form and effect as follows:\n\t\tMemorandum for Mechanic&#8217;s Lien Claimed by Subcontractor.\n\t\tName of owner:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tAddress of owner:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tName of general contractor (if any):\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tName of claimant:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tAddress of claimant:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tContractor license or certificate number of claimant\n\t\t(if applicable):\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tIssuance date of license or certificate\n\t\t(if applicable):\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tExpiration date of license or certificate\n\t\t(if applicable):\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\tIf no contractor license or certificate number is included, the claimant\ncertifies that such a valid license or certificate is not required by law for\nthe work done for which the benefit of a lien is claimed.\n\n1. Type of materials or services furnished:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n2. Amount claimed:\n$___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\tIf any part of the Amount claimed is not due as of the date of this\nmechanic&#8217;s lien, identify the date or event upon which it will be due and\nthe sum(s) to which the due date(s) or event(s) apply:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\n3. Type of structure on which work done or materials furnished:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n4. Brief description and location of real property:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n5. Date from which interest on above amount is claimed:\n\t\t\tDate: _________________________\n\t\t\tIt is the intent of the claimant to claim the benefit of a lien.\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n(Name of claimant).\n\t\t\tAffidavit.\n\t\t\tState of Virginia,\n\t\t\tCounty (or city) of __________________________________ to wit:\n\t\t\tI, _____________________________ (notary or other officer) for the county (or\ncity) aforesaid, do certify that ______________, claimant, or ________________,\nagent for claimant, this day made oath before me in my county (or city)\naforesaid that __________________________ is justly indebted to claimant in the\nsum of ______________ dollars, for the consideration stated in the foregoing\nmemorandum, and that the same is payable as therein stated.\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ______ day of ____________, 20___.\n\t\t\t_______________________ (Notary Public or Magistrate, et cetera.)\n\t\t\tNotice.\n\t\t\tTo _______________________ (owner).\n\t\t\tYou are hereby notified that ____________________ (general contractor) is\nindebted to me in the sum of ________________ dollars ($__________) with\ninterest thereon from the __________ day of __________, 20___, for work done (or\nmaterials furnished, as the case may be,) in and about the construction (or\nremoval, etc.,) of a ____________________________ (describe structure, whether\ndwelling, store, or etc.,) which he has contracted to construct (or remove,\netc.,) for you or on property owned by you in the county (or city) of\n_____________, and that I have duly recorded a mechanic&#8217;s lien for the\nsame.\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ________________ day of ___________, 20_____.\n\t\t\t____________________________ (Subcontractor).\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6428; 1968, c. 568; 2007, c. 504; 2013, c. 293; 2019, c.\n243.","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}}