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- §43-12 Repealed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- §43-14 Repealed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- §43-6 Repealed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