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___________________________________________________________________________\n\n\t\tName of general contractor (if any) and subcontractor:\n\n\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n\t\tName of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\n\t\tAddress of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\n\t\tContractor license or certificate number of claimant\n\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\n\t\tIssuance date of license or certificate\n\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\n\t\tExpiration date of license or certificate\n\n\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________\n\n\t\tIf no contractor license or certificate number is included, the claimant certifies that such a valid license or certificate is not required by law for the work done for which the benefit of a lien is claimed.\n\n1\n\nType of materials or services furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n2\n\nAmount claimed: $ ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\tIf any part of the Amount claimed is not due as of the date of this mechanic’s lien, identify the date or event upon which it will be due, and the sum(s) to which the due date(s) or event(s) apply: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\n3\n\nType of structure on which work done or materials furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n4\n\nBrief description and location of real property: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n5\n\nDate from which interest on above amount is claimed:\n\t\t\tDate: ____________________________\n\n\t\t\tIt is the intent of the claimant to claim the benefit of a lien.\n\n\t\t\t____________________________ (Name of claimant).\n\n\t\t\t______________ (Signature of claimant or agent for claimant).\n\n\t\t\tAffidavit.\n\n\t\t\tState of Virginia,\n\n\t\t\tCounty (or city) of ________________________, to wit:\n\n\t\t\tI, ___________________________________________________________________________ (notary or other officer) for the county (or city)\n\n\t\t\taforesaid do certify that ___________________________________________ claimant, or ___________________________________________, agent for claimant, this day made oath before me in my county (or city) aforesaid that _______________ is justly indebted to claimant in the sum of __________ dollars for the consideration stated in the foregoing memorandum, and that the same is payable as therein stated.\n\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ……………. day of ……………, 20….\n\n\t\t\t________________________________________ (Notary Public or\n\n\t\t\tMagistrate, et cetera.)\n\n\t\t\tNotice.\n\n\t\t\tTo __________________________ (owner) and __________________________ (general contractor):\n\n\t\t\tYou are hereby notified that ___________________________________________________________________________ , a subcontractor under you,\n\n\t\t\tsaid ___________________________________________________________________________ (general contractor) for the construction (or removal,\n\n\t\t\tetc.,) of a ___________________________________________________________________________ (describe structure) for you, or on property owned by\n\n\t\t\tyou, said ___________________________________________________________________________ (owner) is indebted to me in the sum of ………….\n\n\t\t\t…………….. dollars ($ ______________) with interest thereon from the …. day of ……., 20…, for work done (or materials furnished) in and about the construction (or removal, etc.,) of _________________________ (naming structure), situate in the county (or city) of _______________ Virginia, and that I have duly recorded a mechanic’s lien for the same.\n\n\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ……………… day of ……………, 20…….\n\n\t\t\t__________________________________________________ (Sub-subcontractor).\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1354877,"text":"The memorandum, affidavit and notice required by \u00a7 43-9 shall be sufficient if substantially in form and effect as follows:\t\tMemorandum for Mechanic’s Lien Claimed by Sub-subcontractor.\t\tName of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________\t\tAddress of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________\t\tName of general contractor (if any) and 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which interest on above amount is claimed:\n\t\t\tDate: ____________________________\t\t\tIt is the intent of the claimant to claim the benefit of a lien.\t\t\t____________________________ (Name of claimant).\t\t\t______________ (Signature of claimant or agent for claimant).\t\t\tAffidavit.\t\t\tState of Virginia,\t\t\tCounty (or city) of ________________________, to wit:\t\t\tI, ___________________________________________________________________________ (notary or other officer) for the county (or city)\t\t\taforesaid do certify that ___________________________________________ claimant, or ___________________________________________, agent for claimant, this day made oath before me in my county (or city) aforesaid that _______________ is justly indebted to claimant in the sum of __________ dollars for the consideration stated in the foregoing memorandum, and that the same is payable as therein stated.\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ……………. day of ……………, 20….\t\t\t________________________________________ (Notary Public or\t\t\tMagistrate, et cetera.)\t\t\tNotice.\t\t\tTo __________________________ (owner) and __________________________ (general contractor):\t\t\tYou are hereby notified that ___________________________________________________________________________ , a subcontractor under you,\t\t\tsaid ___________________________________________________________________________ (general contractor) for the construction (or removal,\t\t\tetc.,) of a ___________________________________________________________________________ (describe structure) for you, or on property owned by\t\t\tyou, said ___________________________________________________________________________ (owner) is indebted to me in the sum of ………….\t\t\t…………….. dollars ($ ______________) with interest thereon from the …. day of ……., 20…, for work done (or materials furnished) in and about the construction (or removal, etc.,) of _________________________ (naming structure), 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 568; in 1984, chapter 647; in 2007, chapter 504<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 293<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 243<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":363660,"section_number":"43-15","catch_line":"Inaccuracies in memorandum or description not affecting lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-15\/"},{"id":363663,"section_number":"43-17","catch_line":"Limitation on suit to enforce lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-17\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":363715,"section_number":"43-9","catch_line":"Perfection of lien by person performing labor or furnishing materials for a subcontractor; extent of lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1448275,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363651,"identifier":"43-10","token":"43\/1\/43-10","url":"\/43-10\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/43-10\/","token":"43\/1\/43-10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by \u00a7 43-9","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 43-10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The memorandum<\/span>, affidavit<\/span> and notice required by \u00a7 43-9<\/a> shall be sufficient if substantially in form and effect as follows:

\t\tMemorandum<\/span> for Mechanic’s Lien<\/span> Claimed by Sub-subcontractor.

\t\tName of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________

\t\tAddress of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________

\t\tName of general contractor (if any) and subcontractor:

\t\t___________________________________________________________________________

\t\tName of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________

\t\tAddress of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________

\t\tContractor license or certificate number of claimant

\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________

\t\tIssuance date of license or certificate

\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________

\t\tExpiration date of license or certificate

\t\t(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________

\t\tIf no contractor license or certificate number is included, the claimant certifies that such a valid license or certificate is not required by law<\/span> for the work done for which the benefit of a lien<\/span> is claimed.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Type of materials<\/span> or services furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________ <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Amount claimed: $ ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\tIf any part of the Amount claimed is not due as of the date of this mechanic’s lien<\/span>, identify the date or event upon which it will be due, and the sum(s) to which the due date(s) or event(s) apply: ___________________________________________________________________________ <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Type of structure on which work done or materials<\/span> furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________ <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Brief<\/span> description and location of real property: ___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________ <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Date from which interest on above amount is claimed:\n\t\t\tDate: ____________________________

\t\t\tIt is the intent<\/span> of the claimant to claim the benefit of a lien<\/span>.

\t\t\t____________________________ (Name of claimant).

\t\t\t______________ (Signature of claimant or agent for claimant).

\t\t\tAffidavit<\/span>.

\t\t\tState of Virginia,

\t\t\tCounty (or city) of ________________________, to wit:

\t\t\tI, ___________________________________________________________________________ (notary or other officer) for the county (or city)

\t\t\taforesaid do certify that ___________________________________________ claimant, or ___________________________________________, agent for claimant, this day made oath<\/span> before me in my county (or city) aforesaid that _______________ is justly indebted to claimant in the sum of __________ dollars for the consideration stated in the foregoing memorandum<\/span>, and that the same is payable as therein stated.

\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ……………. day of ……………, 20….

\t\t\t________________________________________ (Notary Public or

\t\t\tMagistrate<\/span>, et cetera.)

\t\t\tNotice.

\t\t\tTo __________________________ (owner) and __________________________ (general contractor):

\t\t\tYou are hereby notified that ___________________________________________________________________________ , a subcontractor under you,

\t\t\tsaid ___________________________________________________________________________ (general contractor) for the construction (or removal,

\t\t\tetc.,) of a ___________________________________________________________________________ (describe structure) for you, or on property owned by

\t\t\tyou, said ___________________________________________________________________________ (owner) is indebted to me in the sum of ………….

\t\t\t…………….. dollars ($ ______________) with interest thereon from the …. day of ……., 20…, for work done (or materials<\/span> furnished) in and about the construction (or removal, etc.,) of _________________________ (naming structure), situate in the county (or city) of _______________ Virginia, and that I have duly recorded a mechanic’s lien<\/span> for the same.

\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ……………… day of ……………, 20…….

\t\t\t__________________________________________________ (Sub-subcontractor). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUFFICIENCY OF MEMORANDUM, AFFIDAVIT AND NOTICE REQUIRED BY \u00a7 43-9 (\u00a7 43-10)\n\nThe memorandum, affidavit and notice required by \u00a7 43-9 shall be sufficient if\nsubstantially in form and effect as follows:\t\tMemorandum for Mechanic’s\nLien Claimed by Sub-subcontractor.\t\tName of owner:\n___________________________________________________________________________\t\tAdd\nress of owner:\n___________________________________________________________________________\t\tNam\ne of general contractor (if any) and\nsubcontractor:\t\t________________________________________________________________\n___________\t\tName of claimant: \n___________________________________________________________________________\t\tAdd\nress of claimant: \n___________________________________________________________________________\t\tCon\ntractor license or certificate number of claimant\t\t(if applicable):\n___________________________________________________________________________\t\tIss\nuance date of license or certificate\t\t(if applicable):\n___________________________________________________________________________\t\tExp\niration date of license or certificate\t\t(if applicable):\n___________________________________________________________________________\t\tIf\nno contractor license or certificate number is included, the claimant certifies\nthat such a valid license or certificate is not required by law for the work\ndone for which the benefit of a lien is claimed.\n\n1. Type of materials or services furnished: \n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n2. Amount claimed: $\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\tIf any part of the Amount claimed is not due as of the date of this\nmechanic’s lien, identify the date or event upon which it will be due, and\nthe sum(s) to which the due date(s) or event(s) apply:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\n3. Type of structure on which work done or materials furnished:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n4. Brief description and location of real property:\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\t\t\t___________________________________________________________________________\n\n5. Date from which interest on above amount is claimed:\n\t\t\tDate: ____________________________\t\t\tIt is the intent of the claimant to\nclaim the benefit of a lien.\t\t\t____________________________ (Name of\nclaimant).\t\t\t______________ (Signature of claimant or agent for\nclaimant).\t\t\tAffidavit.\t\t\tState of Virginia,\t\t\tCounty (or city) of\n________________________, to wit:\t\t\tI,\n___________________________________________________________________________\n(notary or other officer) for the county (or city)\t\t\taforesaid do certify that\n___________________________________________ claimant, or\n___________________________________________, agent for claimant, this day made\noath before me in my county (or city) aforesaid that _______________ is justly\nindebted to claimant in the sum of __________ dollars for the consideration\nstated in the foregoing memorandum, and that the same is payable as therein\nstated.\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the ……………. day\nof ……………,\n20….\t\t\t________________________________________ (Notary Public\nor\t\t\tMagistrate, et cetera.)\t\t\tNotice.\t\t\tTo __________________________ (owner)\nand __________________________ (general contractor):\t\t\tYou are hereby notified\nthat ___________________________________________________________________________\n, a subcontractor under you,\t\t\tsaid\n___________________________________________________________________________\n(general contractor) for the construction (or removal,\t\t\tetc.,) of a\n___________________________________________________________________________ \n(describe structure) for you, or on property owned by\t\t\tyou, said\n___________________________________________________________________________ \n(owner) is indebted to me in the sum of\n………….\t\t\t…………….. dollars ($\n______________) with interest thereon from the …. day of …….,\n20…, for work done (or materials furnished) in and about the construction\n(or removal, etc.,) of _________________________ (naming structure), situate in\nthe county (or city) of _______________ Virginia, and that I have duly recorded\na mechanic’s lien for the same.\t\t\tGiven under my hand this the\n……………… day of\n……………,\n20…….\t\t\t__________________________________________________\n(Sub-subcontractor).\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6429; 1968, c. 568; 1984, c. 647; 2007, c. 504; 2013, c.\n293; 2019, c. 243.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}