§ 572.8 — Perfection of lien

Iowa § 572.8

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIV: PROPERTY
• Ch. 572: MECHANIC’S LIEN

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1. A person shall perfect a mechanic’s lien by posting to the mechanics’ notice and lien
registry internet site a verified statement of account of the demand due the person, after
allowing all credits, setting forth:
a. The date when such material was first furnished or labor first performed, and the date
on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the labor was performed.
b. Thelegaldescriptionthatadequatelydescribesthepropertytobechargedwiththelien.
c. The name and last known mailing address of the owner of the property.
d. The address of the property or a description of the location of the property if the
property cannot be reasonably identified by an address.
e. The tax parcel identification number.
2. Upon posting of the lien, the administrator shall mail a copy of the lien to the owner.
If the statement of the lien consists of more than one page, the administrator may omit such
pages as consist solely of an accounting of the material furnished or labor performed. In this
case, the administrator shall attach a notification that pages of accounting were omitted and
may be inspected on the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site.
3. A lien perfected under this section shall be limited to the county or counties in which
the building, land, or improvement to be charged with the lien is situated. The county or
counties identified on the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site at the time of
posting the required notices pursuant to sections 572.13A and 572.13B shall be the only
county or counties in which the building, land, or improvement may be charged with a
mechanic’s lien.

Legislative History

[R60, §1851; C73, §2137; C97, §3092; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10277; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.8]