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waiver of right to file or enforce lien\" href=\"\/43-3\/\">43-3<\/a>, shall comply with the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Perfection of lien by general contractor; recordation and notice\" href=\"\/43-4\/\">43-4<\/a>, and in addition thereto give notice in writing to the owner of the property, or his agent, and to the general contractor, or his agent, of the amount and character of his claim. But the amount for which a <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> may be perfected by such person shall not exceed the amount for which such subcontractor could himself claim a <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> under \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Perfection of lien by subcontractor; extent of lien; affirmative defense; provisions relating to time-share estates\" href=\"\/43-7\/\">43-7<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERFECTION OF LIEN BY PERSON PERFORMING LABOR OR FURNISHING MATERIALS FOR A\nSUBCONTRACTOR; EXTENT OF LIEN (\u00a7 43-9)\n\nAny person performing labor or furnishing materials for a subcontractor, in\norder to perfect the lien given him by \u00a7 43-3, shall comply with the provisions\nof \u00a7 43-4, and in addition thereto give notice in writing to the owner of the\nproperty, or his agent, and to the general contractor, or his agent, of the\namount and character of his claim. But the amount for which a lien may be\nperfected by such person shall not exceed the amount for which such\nsubcontractor could himself claim a lien under \u00a7 43-7.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6429.","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}}