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Chapter 254 - Liens on Buildings and Land
Chapter 254 - Liens on Buildings and Land
Section 1 - Labor Performed; Limitation on Lien; Filing
Section 2 - Written Contract; Notice; Time for Filing; Form
Section 2a - Written Contract; Substantial Completion; Definitions; Notice; Filing; Form; Certified Mail
Section 2b - Termination of Written Contract; Notice; Filing; Form; Certified Mail
Section 2c - Design Professional's Lien Upon Real Property; Form and Filing of Notice
Section 2d - Subcontractor of Design Professional; Lien; Form and Filing of Notice
Section 4 - Subcontractors; Written Contract; Notice; Filing; Form; Indirect Contractual Relationship; Notice of Identification
Section 5 - Enforcement of Lien; Procedure
Section 5a - Court Order Authorizing Sale of Real Estate; Procedure
Section 6 - Public Property; Exemption
Section 7 - Mortgages; Invalidity of Subsequent Liens
Section 8 - Statement of Amount Due; Time for Filing; Dissolution of Lien
Section 9 - Notice or Statement; Public Inspection; Recording
Section 10 - Dissolution by Notice
Section 11 - Action to Enforce Lien; Time to Commence; Validity of Lien
Section 12 - Written Contract; Recording of Bond; Form; Enforcement
Section 13 - Attachments
Section 14 - Dissolution by Bond Recording; Labor and Materials; Form of Bond
Section 15 - Dissolution by Judgment
Section 15a - Application to Court for Order Ruling on or Discharging Lien
Section 17 - Claims; Allowance
Section 18 - Sale of Property
Section 19 - Notice of Sale
Section 20 - Redemption; Limitation
Section 21 - Distribution of Assets
Section 22 - Costs
Section 23 - Original Owner; Death or Conveyance of Interest; Action to Enforce Lien
Section 24 - Death of Creditor; Effect
Section 25 - Estate Less Than Fee Simple; Effect of Sale
Section 26 - Remedies
Section 27 - Written Contract; Form of Notice
Section 28 - Subcontractor; Written Contract; Notice; Filing; Form
Section 29 - Laws Applicable to Sec. 27 or 28
Section 30 - Recording; Duty of Register of Deeds
Section 31 - Apportionment; Priority; Proceedings; Public Contracts
Section 32 - Void and Unenforceable Covenants, Promises, etc.; Exceptions
Section 33 - Mortgagee's Right to Withhold Funding, Financing or Payment for Labor and Materials