Mechanics' And Materialmen's Liens
This is Chapter 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Mechanics' And Materialmen's Liens.” It is part of Title 43, titled “Mechanics' And Certain Other Liens.” It’s comprised of the following 29 sections.
- § 43-1
- Definitions
- § 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- Repealed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- Repealed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
- § 43-6
- Repealed
- § 43-7
- Perfection of lien by subcontractor; extent of lien; affirmative defense; provisions relating to time-share estates
- § 43-9
- Perfection of lien by person performing labor or furnishing materials for a subcontractor; extent of lien