Chapter 1 Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:
  • §43-1 Definitions
  • §43-10 Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-9
  • §43-11 How owner or general contractor made personally liable to subcontractor, laborer or materialman
  • §43-12 Repealed
  • §43-13 Funds paid to general contractor or subcontractor must be used to pay persons performing labor or furnishing material
  • §43-13.1 Use of lien waiver form; forgery or signing without authority
  • §43-13.2 When an affidavit or a signed statement of payment required of owner prior to sale
  • §43-13.3 An affidavit or a signed statement of payment required of owner prior to sale or refinance; penalty
  • §43-14 Repealed
  • §43-14.1 Service of notices
  • §43-15 Inaccuracies in memorandum or description not affecting lien
  • §43-16 What owner may do when contractor fails or refuses to complete building, etc
  • §43-17 Limitation on suit to enforce lien
  • §43-17.1 Hearing on validity of lien
  • §43-18 Lien of general contractor to inure to benefit of subcontractor
  • §43-19 Validity and priority of lien not affected by assignments
  • §43-2 Structures, materials, etc., deemed permanently annexed to freehold
  • §43-20 Extent of lien where owner has less than fee in land
  • §43-21 Priorities between mechanics’ and other liens
  • §43-22 How liens enforced
  • §43-23 Priority among liens perfected under this chapter
  • §43-23.1 Forfeiture of lien
  • §43-23.2 Remedies cumulative
  • §43-3 Lien for work done and materials furnished; waiver of right to file or enforce lien
  • §43-4 Perfection of lien by general contractor; recordation and notice
  • §43-4.01 Posting of building permit; identification of mechanics’ lien agent in building permit; notice to mechanics’ lien agent; effect of notice
  • §43-4.1 Liens to be recorded in deed books and indexed in general index of deeds
  • §43-5 Sufficiency of memorandum and affidavit required by § 43-4
  • §43-6 Repealed
  • §43-7 Perfection of lien by subcontractor; extent of lien; affirmative defense; provisions relating to time-share estates
  • §43-8 Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-7
  • §43-9 Perfection of lien by person performing labor or furnishing materials for a subcontractor; extent of lien