§ 35-27-14 — Lien not lost for failure to file within time - Exception

A failure to file within ninety days does not defeat the lien except as against purchasers or
encumbrancers in good faith and for value whose rights accrue before the lien is filed, and as
against the owner to the extent of the amount paid to a contractor before the recording of the
lien. A lien may not be filed more than three years after the date of the first item of material is
furnished.