§ 18-44-104 — Liens for drain pipe or tile

(a) Every contractor, subcontractor, or material supplier who shall furnish to any landowner any soil or drain pipe or tile for drainage of his or her land, or who shall put in soil or drain pipe or tile for any land, shall have a lien for each tract of forty (40) acres or less of the real estate upon which the soil or drain pipe or tile is placed for the payment of the lien. (b) (1) The lien for the soil or drain pipe or tile shall attach to the real estate and all improvements thereon in preference to any subsequent liens, encumbrance, or mortgage executed upon the land after the purchase of the soil or drain pipe or tile. (2) The lien shall be: (A) Subject to the notice requirements of §§ 18-44-114 and 18-44-115 ; (B) Filed under § 18-44-117 ; and (C) Enforced under this subchapter.

Legislative History

Acts 1913, No. 253, §§ 1, 2; C. & M. Dig., § 6924; Pope's Dig., § 8886; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 51-602, 51-603; Acts 2009, No. 454, § 1.