Effective 5/13/2014 38-1a-501. Preliminary notice. (1) (a) A person who desires to claim a construction lien on real property shall file a preliminary notice with the registry no later than 20 days after the day on which the person commences providing construction work on the real property. (b) Subject to Subsection (1)(c), a preliminary notice […]
38-1a-502. Notice of construction lien — Contents — Recording — Service on owner. (1) (a) A person who desires to claim a construction lien shall submit for recording in the office of each applicable county recorder a notice of construction lien no later than, except as provided in Subsection (1)(b): (i) 180 days after the […]
Effective 5/13/2014 38-1a-503. Relation back and priority of liens. (1) A construction lien relates back to, and takes effect as of, the time of the first preliminary notice filing. (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a construction lien has priority over: (i) any lien, mortgage, or other encumbrance that attaches after the first preliminary notice […]
38-1a-504. Construction liens on equal footing. (1) Construction liens on a project property are on an equal footing with one another, regardless of when the notices of construction lien relating to the construction liens are submitted for recording and regardless of when construction work for which the liens are claimed is provided. (2) Subsection (1) […]
38-1a-505. Materials for a construction project not subject to process — Exception. (1) Materials provided for use in a construction project are not subject to attachment, execution, or other legal process to enforce a debt owed by the purchaser of the materials, if the materials are in good faith about to be applied to the […]
Effective 5/4/2022 38-1a-506. Notice of intent to obtain final completion. (1) An owner of a nonresidential construction project that is registered with the registry, or an original contractor of a commercial nonresidential construction project that is registered with the registry under Section 38-1a-501, shall file with the registry a notice of intent to obtain final […]
38-1a-507. Notice of completion. (1) (a) Upon final completion of a construction project, a notice of completion may be filed with the registry by: (i) an owner; (ii) an original contractor for construction work; (iii) a lender that has provided financing for the construction project; (iv) a surety that has provided bonding for the construction […]