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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363700</law_id><section_number>43-5</section_number><catch_line>Sufficiency of memorandum and affidavit required by &#xA7; 43-4</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>43-15</reference><reference>43-17</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="95" identifier="43">Mechanics' and Certain Other Liens</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">memorandum</span> and <span class="dictionary">affidavit</span> required by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Perfection of lien by general contractor; recordation and notice" href="/43-4/">43-4</a> shall be sufficient if substantially in form and effect as follows:<br/><br/>		<span class="dictionary">Memorandum</span> for Mechanic&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">Lien</span> Claimed by General Contractor.<br/><br/>		Name of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>		Address of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>		Name of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>		Address of claimant: ___________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>		Contractor license or certificate number of claimant<br/><br/>		(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>		Issuance date of license or certificate<br/><br/>		(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>		Expiration date of license or certificate<br/><br/>		(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>		If no contractor license or certificate number is included, the claimant certifies that such a valid license or certificate is not  required by <span class="dictionary">law</span> for the work done for which the benefit of a <span class="dictionary">lien</span> is claimed.</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Type of <span class="dictionary">materials</span> or services furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
			___________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>			___________________________________________________________________________ <a id="paragraph-1354971" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/43-5/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Amount claimed:  $ ___________________________________________________________________________
			If any part of the Amount claimed is not due as of the date of this mechanic&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">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: ___________________________________________________________________________ <a id="paragraph-1354972" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/43-5/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Type of structure on which work done or <span class="dictionary">materials</span> furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________
			___________________________________________________________________________ <a id="paragraph-1354973" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/43-5/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> <span class="dictionary">Brief</span> description and location of real property:
			___________________________________________________________________________ <a id="paragraph-1354974" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/43-5/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Date from which interest on the above amount is claimed:
			Date: _______________________<br/><br/>			It is the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> of the claimant to claim the benefit of a <span class="dictionary">lien</span>.<br/><br/>			The undersigned hereby certifies that he has mailed a copy of this <span class="dictionary">memorandum</span> of <span class="dictionary">lien</span> to the owner of the property at the owner&#x2019;s last known address: &#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;. (address), on &#x2026;&#x2026;..   (date of mailing).<br/><br/>			___________________________________________________________________________  (Name of claimant).<br/><br/>			<span class="dictionary">Affidavit</span>.<br/><br/>			State of Virginia,<br/><br/>			County (or city) of &#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;,  to wit:<br/><br/>			I, _______________________  (notary or other officer) for the county (or city) aforesaid, do certify that &#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;.  claimant, or &#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;., agent for claimant, this day made <span class="dictionary">oath</span> before me in my county (or city) aforesaid that &#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026; (the owner) is justly indebted to claimant in the sum of &#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;.. dollars, for the consideration stated in the foregoing <span class="dictionary">memorandum</span>, and that the same is payable as therein stated.<br/><br/>			Given under my hand this the &#x2026;&#x2026;.. day of &#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;&#x2026;.., 20&#x2026;.<br/><br/>			___________________________________________________________________________ (Notary Public or <span class="dictionary">Magistrate</span>, et cetera.) <a id="paragraph-1354975" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/43-5/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 6427; 1940, p. 402; 1968, c. 568; 2007, c. 504; 2013, c. 293; 2019, c. 243.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
