Iowa Code
Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN
Section 572.13 - General contractor — owner notice — residential construction.

572.13 General contractor — owner notice — residential construction.
1. A general contractor who has contracted or will contract with a subcontractor to provide labor or furnish material for the property shall provide the owner with the following owner notice in writing in boldface type of a minimum size of ten points:
Persons or companies furnishing labor or materials for the improvement of real property may enforce a lien upon the improved property if they are not paid for their contributions, even if the parties have no direct contractual relationship with the owner. The mechanics’ notice and lien registry provides a listing of all persons or companies furnishing labor or materials who have posted a lien or who may post a lien upon the improved property.
2. The notice described in subsection 1 shall also contain the internet site address and toll-free telephone number of the mechanics’ notice and lien registry.
3. A general contractor who fails to provide notice pursuant to this section is not entitled to a lien and remedy provided by this chapter.
4. This section applies only to residential construction properties.
[R60, §1847; C73, §2131; C97, §3093; S13, §3093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10282; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.13]
87 Acts, ch 79, §5; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §8, 9; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §69; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §8, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257
Referred to in §572.13A, 572.13B

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Title XIV - PROPERTY

Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN

Section 572.1 - Definitions and rules of construction.

Section 572.2 - Persons entitled to lien.

Section 572.3 - Collateral security before completion of work.

Section 572.4 - Security after completion of work.

Section 572.5 - Extent of lien.

Section 572.6 - In case of leasehold interest.

Section 572.7 - In case of internal improvement.

Section 572.8 - Perfection of lien.

Section 572.9 - Time of lien posting.

Section 572.10 - Perfecting lien after lapse of ninety days.

Section 572.11 - Extent of lien posted after ninety days.

Section 572.12 - Time of filing against railway.

Section 572.13 - General contractor — owner notice — residential construction.

Section 572.13A - Notice of commencement of work — general contractor — owner-builder.

Section 572.13B - Preliminary notice — subcontractor — residential construction.

Section 572.14 - Liability to subcontractor after payment to general contractor or owner-builder.

Section 572.15 - Discharge of mechanic’s lien — bond.

Section 572.16 - Rule of construction.

Section 572.17 - Priority of mechanics’ liens between mechanics.

Section 572.18 - Priority over other liens.

Section 572.19 - Priority over garnishments of the owner.

Section 572.20 - Priority as to buildings over prior liens upon land.

Section 572.21 - Foreclosure of mechanic’s lien when lien on land.

Section 572.22 - Record of claim.

Section 572.23 - Acknowledgment of satisfaction of claim.

Section 572.24 - Time of bringing action — court.

Section 572.25 - Place of bringing action.

Section 572.26 - Kinds of action — amendment.

Section 572.27 - Limitation on action.

Section 572.28 - Demand for bringing suit.

Section 572.29 - Assignment of lien.

Section 572.30 - Action by subcontractor or owner against general contractor or owner-builder.

Section 572.31 - Cooperative and condominium housing.

Section 572.32 - Attorney fees — remedies.

Section 572.33 - Requirement of notification for commercial construction.

Section 572.33A - Liability of owner to general contractor — commercial construction.

Section 572.34 - Mechanics’ notice and lien registry.