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Title 29 - Mortgages and Ot...
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Chapter 5 - Mechanics' Liens
Chapter 5 - Mechanics' Liens
Section 29-5-10. Lien of person furnishing labor and materials for buildings or structures; offers of settlement.
Section 29-5-15. Filing requirements; penalty for frivolous lien.
Section 29-5-20. Lien of laborer, mechanic, subcontractor or materialman; limits on aggregate amount of liens filed by sub-subcontractor or supplier; limits on total aggregate amount of liens; exceptions; settlement of action to enforce lien.
Section 29-5-21. Services of surveyor and real estate licensee as improving real estate; real estate licensee's liens.
Section 29-5-22. Reasonable rental value of tools, appliances, machinery, and equipment.
Section 29-5-23. Notice of Project Commencement; location notice; failure to file notice.
Section 29-5-25. Private security guard services at site of real estate improvement.
Section 29-5-26. Landscape services.
Section 29-5-27. Laborer and person defined.
Section 29-5-30. Lien against debtor with life estate or whose estate is less than fee simple.
Section 29-5-40. Notice to owner before lien attaches when laborer was employed by someone other than owner.
Section 29-5-50. Lienor's preference over contractor.
Section 29-5-60. Proration of payments among lienors.
Section 29-5-70. Force of lien against existing recorded mortgage.
Section 29-5-80. Notice of nonresponsibility by owner of building or structure.
Section 29-5-90. Dissolution of lien for failure to serve and file statement; contents of statement.
Section 29-5-100. Proceedings not invalidated by inaccuracy of statement of account.
Section 29-5-110. Release of lien upon filing written undertaking and security.
Section 29-5-120. Time for bringing suit to enforce lien; dissolution and release of lien.
Section 29-5-130. Enforcement of certain liens before magistrate's court.
Section 29-5-140. Enforcement of lien by petition to court of common pleas.
Section 29-5-150. Service of petition.
Section 29-5-160. Contents of petition.
Section 29-5-170. Petition filed by multiple lienors.
Section 29-5-180. Amendments of pleadings.
Section 29-5-190. Notice to owner and other creditors.
Section 29-5-200. Notice by publication or other than personal service.
Section 29-5-210. Further notice of suit.
Section 29-5-220. Hearing on claims of lienors.
Section 29-5-230. Questions for jury.
Section 29-5-240. Determination of claims due but not yet payable.
Section 29-5-250. Recovery for part performance.
Section 29-5-260. Sale of premises if lien established.
Section 29-5-270. Sale of part of property.
Section 29-5-280. Notice of sale.
Section 29-5-290. Distribution of proceeds of sale.
Section 29-5-300. Distribution of proceeds by court.
Section 29-5-310. Distribution of surplus.
Section 29-5-320. Prior attaching creditor is preferred.
Section 29-5-330. Distribution of proceeds where there is attaching creditor.
Section 29-5-340. Subsequent attachments.
Section 29-5-350. Attachments intervening between two liens.
Section 29-5-360. Rights of creditors among themselves.
Section 29-5-370. Persons against whom lien may be enforced when debtor dies or conveys his interest.
Section 29-5-380. Executor or administrator may enforce creditor's lien.
Section 29-5-390. Suits begun by one creditor may be prosecuted by another.
Section 29-5-400. Allowance of claim and costs of petitioning creditor.
Section 29-5-410. Costs.
Section 29-5-420. Civil action not barred.
Section 29-5-430. Recording discharge or release of lien.
Section 29-5-440. Suit on payment bond.