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§ 429.060 — Lien shall have precedence over subsequent encumbrances.

Missouri § 429.060
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXVIIDEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONS
Ch. 429Statutory Liens Against Real Estate

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.060 (2026).

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The lien for work and materials as aforesaid shall be preferred to all other encumbrances which may be attached to or upon such buildings, bridges or other improvements, or the ground, or either of them, subsequent to the commencement of such buildings or improvements.

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Legislative History

(RSMo 1939 § 3553) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3163; 1919 § 7223; 1909 § 8219 (1967) A properly filed mechanic's lien dates from the visible commencement of actual operations on the ground for the erection of the building or the making of the improvement which makes it apparent that a building has been commenced or that an improvement is to be made, done with the intention and formed purpose to continue the work until completed. H.  B. Deal Construction Co. v. Labor Discount Center, Inc.  (Mo.), 418 S.W.2d 940. (1978) Statutes providing for priority of mechanic's lien over deed of trust did not violate due process rights of lender under the deed of trust. Westinghouse Electric Company v. Vann Realty Company (Mo.), 568 S.W.2d 777.

Nearby Sections

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§ 429.005
Certain agreements to waive rights under this chapter are unenforceable — exception.
§ 429.010
Mechanics' and materialmen's lien, who may assert — extent of lien.
§ 429.012
Original contractor to have lien, when — requirements, failure to provide notice, penalty, exception — agents, insurance companies or escrow, accepting fraudulent lien waiver or false affidavit for gain, penalty.
§ 429.013
Definitions — subcontractor to have lien, when — consent of owner, form — requirements — penalties for violation.
§ 429.014
Lien fraud, penalties — claim against original contract, when.
§ 429.015
Lien authorized for architectural, professional engineering, land survey, or landscape architecture — extent of lien — priority — defenses.
§ 429.016
Residential real property — recording required, procedure — failure to record, effect of — form of notice — separate notice required, when — release of lien, procedure — waiver, when.
§ 429.020
Lien for street, sidewalk, sewer or pipeline adjacent to land.
§ 429.030
Amount of property subject to lien.
§ 429.032
Partial release when lien is on multiple lots or tracts — mechanic's lien claimant to file record in circuit court, content — form for partial release.
§ 429.040
Buildings on same or adjacent lots.
§ 429.050
Priority of lien — improvements removed when — exception.
§ 429.060
Lien shall have precedence over subsequent encumbrances.
§ 429.070
Lien in case of licensed or leased property.
§ 429.080
Lien filed with circuit clerk, when.
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