§ 41-5-203 — Statement of mechanic's lien; delivery of copy to contractor; time limits for disputing claims; recovery by civil action; application of W.S. 41-5-201 through 41-5-203

Whenever any verified account mentioned in W.S. 41-5-202 shall
be placed in the hands of any such owner or owners or its, his
or their agent, as above stated, it shall be the duty of such
owner or owners to furnish the contractor with a copy of such
verified account, so that if there be any disagreement between
the debtor and creditor as to the amount due the same may be
amicably adjusted, and if the contractor, or subcontractor if he
be the debtor, shall not, within ten (10) days after the receipt
of such account, give the said owner or owners or its, his or
their agent, written notice that the claim is disputed, he shall
be considered as assenting to its payment, and the owner or
owners or its, his or their agent, shall be justified in paying
the same when due and charging the same to the contractor. The
person or persons to whom any such debt is due and who shall
deliver a verified account thereof as above provided, may
recover the amount thereof in an action at law, to the extent of
any balance due by such owner or owners to the contractor at or
after the time of delivering the verified account. Provided,
that nothing contained in this section or in W.S. 41-5-202 shall
interfere with the right of action upon the bond or bonds
provided for in W.S. 41-5-201, or against the company or other
owner, for the full amount of any such debt in case of a failure
to take a bond.