572.16 Rule of construction.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the owner to pay a greater amount or at an earlier date than is provided in the owner’s contract with the general contractor, unless the owner pays a part or all of the contract price to the general contractor before the expiration of the ninety days allowed by law for the posting of a mechanic’s lien by a subcontractor; provided that in the case of residential construction, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the owner to pay a greater amount or at an earlier date than is provided in the owner’s contract with the general contractor, unless the owner pays a part or all of the contract price to the general contractor after the owner receives notice pursuant to section 572.13B, subsection 2 or section 572.13B, subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
[C97, §3093; S13, §3093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10285; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.16; 81 Acts, ch 186, §3]
87 Acts, ch 79, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §13, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13
Structure Iowa Code
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.