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§43-12 Repealed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§43-14 Repealed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&#8217; 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&#8217; lien agent in building permit; notice to mechanics&#8217; 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§43-6 Repealed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
