Colorado § 38-22-105 Property subject to lien - notice

Colorado Statutes

§ 38-22-105 — Property subject to lien - notice

Colorado § 38-22-105

Title 38Property -

Art.General Mechanics' Lien

This text of Colorado § 38-22-105 (Property subject to lien - notice) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-22-105 (2026).

Text

(1)Any building, mill, manufactory, bridge, ditch, flume, aqueduct, reservoir, tunnel, fence, railroad, wagon road, tramway, and every structure or other improvement mentioned in this article, constructed, altered, added to, removed to, or repaired, either in whole or in part, upon or in any land with the knowledge of the owner or reputed owner of such land, or of any person having or claiming an interest therein, otherwise than under a bona fide prior recorded mortgage, deed of trust, or other encumbrance, or prior lien shall be held to have been erected, constructed, altered, removed, repaired, or done at the instance and request of such owner or person, including landlord or vendor, who by lease or contract has authorized such improvements, but so far only as to subject his i

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) Any building, mill,
manufactory, bridge, ditch, flume, aqueduct, reservoir, tunnel, fence, railroad,
wagon road, tramway, and every structure or other improvement mentioned in this
article, constructed, altered, added to, removed to, or repaired, either in whole or in
part, upon or in any land with the knowledge of the owner or reputed owner of such
land, or of any person having or claiming an interest therein, otherwise than under a
bona fide prior recorded mortgage, deed of trust, or other encumbrance, or prior
lien shall be held to have been erected, constructed, altered, removed, repaired, or
done at the instance and request of such owner or person, including landlord or
vendor, who by lease or contract has authorized such improvements, but so far only
as to subject his interest to a lien therefor as provided in this section.

(2) Such interest so owned or claimed shall be subject to any lien given by
the provisions of this article, unless such owner or person within five days after
obtaining notice of the erection, construction, alteration, removal, addition, repair,
or other improvement, gives notice that his or her interests shall not be subject to
any lien for the same by serving a written or printed notice to that effect,
personally, upon all persons performing labor or furnishing laborers, materials,
machinery, or other fixtures therefor, or within five days after such owner or person
has obtained notice of the erection, construction, alteration, removal, addition,
repair, or other improvement, or notice of the intended erection, construction,
alteration, removal, addition, repair, or other improvement gives such notice by
posting and keeping posted a written or printed notice in some conspicuous place
upon said land or upon the building or other improvements situate thereon.

(3) This section shall not apply to coowners of unincorporated canals,
ditches, flumes, aqueducts, and reservoirs nor to the enforcement of article 23 of
this title. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to any owner
or person claiming any interest in such property, the interest of whom is subject to a
lien pursuant to the provisions of section 38-22-101.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1899: p. 267, � 5. R.S. 08: � 4029. C.L. � 6446. CSA: C. 101, � 19. CRS 53: � 86-3-5. C.R.S. 1963: � 86-3-5. L. 65: p. 851, � 3. L. 2000: (2) amended, p. 207, � 5, effective August 2.