Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens

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This is Chapter 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens.” It is part of Title 43 “Mechanics' and Certain Other Liens”.

It’s comprised of the following 32 sections.

§ 43-1	Definitions
§ 43-10	Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-9
§ 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§ 43-12	Repealed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§ 43-14	Repealed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
§ 43-5	Sufficiency of memorandum and affidavit required by § 43-4
§ 43-6	Repealed
§ 43-7	Perfection of lien by subcontractor; extent of lien; affirmative defense; provisions relating to time-share estates
§ 43-8	Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-7
§ 43-9	Perfection of lien by person performing labor or furnishing materials for a subcontractor; extent of lien