779.16 – Theft by contractors.
779.16 Theft by contractors. All moneys, bonds or warrants paid or to become due to any prime contractor or subcontractor for public improvements are a trust fund only in the hands of the prime contractor or subcontractor to the amount of all claims due or to become due or owing from the prime contractor or […]
779.17 – Release of funds on filing bond.
779.17 Release of funds on filing bond. At any time after the service of a notice of lien claim or filing of judgment or pending the determination of any action commenced thereunder, the prime contractor shall be entitled to the release of any moneys due the prime contractor under the contract upon filing a bond, […]
779.18 – Log liens; priority.
779.18 Log liens; priority. (1) Any person who, personally or by a beast or machine or vehicle, performs any services in cutting, hauling, running, felling, piling, driving, rafting, booming, cribbing, towing, sawing, peeling, kiln drying or manufacturing logs, timber, stave bolts, heading staves, pulp wood, cordwood, firewood, railroad ties, piling, telegraph poles, telephone poles, fence […]
779.11 – Distribution of proceeds of sale.
779.11 Distribution of proceeds of sale. The several claimants whose liens were established in the action shall be paid without priority among themselves. If the sum realized at the sale under s. 779.10 is insufficient after paying the costs of the action and the costs of making the sale to pay the liens in full […]
779.12 – Sale; notice and report; deficiency judgment; writ of assistance.
779.12 Sale; notice and report; deficiency judgment; writ of assistance. (1) All sales under judgments in accordance with s. 779.10 shall be noticed, conducted and reported in the manner provided for the sale of real estate upon execution and shall be absolute and without redemption. In case such sale is confirmed, the deed given thereon […]
779.13 – Satisfaction of judgment or lien; correction of errors.
779.13 Satisfaction of judgment or lien; correction of errors. (1) Every lien claimant, or the attorney who executed and filed a claim for lien on the claimant’s behalf, who has received satisfaction or tender of the claim with the costs of any action brought on the claim shall, at the request of any person interested […]
779.135 – Construction contracts, form of contract.
779.135 Construction contracts, form of contract. The following provisions in contracts for the improvement of land in this state are void: (1) Provisions requiring any person entitled to a construction lien to waive his or her right to a construction lien or to a claim against a payment bond before he or she has been […]
779.14 – Public works, form of contract, bond, remedy.
779.14 Public works, form of contract, bond, remedy. (1) Definition. In this section, âsubcontractor, supplier, or service provider” means the following: (a) Any person who has a direct contractual relationship, expressed or implied, with the prime contractor or with any subcontractor of the prime contractor to perform, furnish, or procure labor, services, materials, plans, or […]
779.06 – Filing claim and beginning action; notice required before filing; contents of claim document.
779.06 Filing claim and beginning action; notice required before filing; contents of claim document. (1) No lien under s. 779.01 shall exist and no action to enforce a lien under s. 779.01 shall be maintained unless within 6 months from the date the lien claimant performed, furnished, or procured the last labor, services, materials, plans, […]
779.07 – Judgment and lien docket.
779.07 Judgment and lien docket. (1) Every clerk of circuit court shall keep a judgment and lien docket in which shall be entered, immediately upon filing, the proper entries under the appropriate headings specified in this subsection, relative to each claim for lien filed, opposite the names of the persons against whom the lien is […]