Code of Virginia
Chapter 1 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens
§ 43-22. How liens enforced

The liens created and perfected under this chapter may be enforced in a court of equity by a bill filed in the county or city wherein the building, structure, or railroad, or some part thereof is situated, or wherein the owner, or if there be more than one, any of them, resides. The plaintiff shall file with his bill an itemized statement of his account, showing the amount and character of the work done or materials furnished, the prices charged therefor, the payments made, if any, the balance due, and the time from which interest is claimed thereon, the correctness of which account shall be verified by the affidavit of himself, or his agent. When suit is brought for the enforcement of any such lien against the property bound thereby, all parties entitled to such liens upon the property or any portion thereof may file petitions in such suit asking for the enforcement of their respective liens to have the same effect as if an independent suit were brought by each claimant.
Code 1919, § 6437; 1920, p. 485.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 43 - Mechanics' and Certain Other Liens

Chapter 1 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens

§ 43-1. Definitions

§ 43-2. Structures, materials, etc., deemed permanently annexed to freehold

§ 43-3. Lien for work done and materials furnished; waiver of right to file or enforce lien

§ 43-4. Perfection of lien by general contractor; recordation and notice

§ 43-4.1. Liens to be recorded in deed books and indexed in general index of deeds

§ 43-4.01. Posting of building permit; identification of mechanics' lien agent in building permit; notice to mechanics' lien agent; effect of notice

§ 43-5. Sufficiency of memorandum and affidavit required by § 43-4

§ 43-6. Repealed

§ 43-7. Perfection of lien by subcontractor; extent of lien; affirmative defense; provisions relating to time-share estates

§ 43-8. Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-7

§ 43-9. Perfection of lien by person performing labor or furnishing materials for a subcontractor; extent of lien

§ 43-10. Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-9

§ 43-11. How owner or general contractor made personally liable to subcontractor, laborer or materialman

§ 43-12. Repealed

§ 43-13. Funds paid to general contractor or subcontractor must be used to pay persons performing labor or furnishing material

§ 43-13.1. Use of lien waiver form; forgery or signing without authority

§ 43-13.2. When an affidavit or a signed statement of payment required of owner prior to sale

§ 43-13.3. An affidavit or a signed statement of payment required of owner prior to sale or refinance; penalty

§ 43-14. Repealed

§ 43-14.1. Service of notices

§ 43-15. Inaccuracies in memorandum or description not affecting lien

§ 43-16. What owner may do when contractor fails or refuses to complete building, etc.

§ 43-17. Limitation on suit to enforce lien

§ 43-17.1. Hearing on validity of lien

§ 43-18. Lien of general contractor to inure to benefit of subcontractor

§ 43-19. Validity and priority of lien not affected by assignments

§ 43-20. Extent of lien where owner has less than fee in land

§ 43-21. Priorities between mechanics' and other liens

§ 43-22. How liens enforced

§ 43-23. Priority among liens perfected under this chapter

§ 43-23.1. Forfeiture of lien

§ 43-23.2. Remedies cumulative