Wisconsin Statutes
§ 779.19 — Petition for log lien; filing same.
Wisconsin § 779.19
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 779.19 (2026).
Text
779.19 No demand for the services may become a lien unless a petition therefor is signed and verified by the claimant or by someone in the claimant’s behalf setting forth the nature of the demand, the amount claimed, a description of the property upon which the lien is claimed and that the petitioner claims a lien thereon. The petition shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the services or some part thereof were performed within 3 months after the last day of performing continuous services, and the services shall be deemed continuous notwithstanding a change of ownership in the property on which the lien is claimed. The clerk shall receive the fee prescribed in s. 814.61 (5) for filing the petition.
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Legislative History
779.19 History History: 1979 c. 32 s. 57 ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.19; 1981 c. 317 .
Nearby Sections
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§ 779.01
Construction liens.§ 779.02
Notice required to preserve lien rights; exceptions; saving clause; obligations of contractors.§ 779.05
Waivers of lien.§ 779.06
Filing claim and beginning action; notice required before filing; contents of claim document.§ 779.07
Judgment and lien docket.§ 779.08
Release of lien; undertaking.§ 779.10
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Wisconsin § 779.19, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wi/779.19.