Iowa Code
Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN
Section 572.8 - Perfection of lien.

572.8 Perfection of lien.
1. A person shall perfect a mechanic’s lien by posting to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site a verified statement of account of the demand due the person, after allowing all credits, setting forth:
a. The date when such material was first furnished or labor first performed, and the date on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the labor was performed.
b. The legal description that adequately describes the property to be charged with the lien.
c. The name and last known mailing address of the owner of the property.
d. The address of the property or a description of the location of the property if the property cannot be reasonably identified by an address.
e. The tax parcel identification number.
2. Upon posting of the lien, the administrator shall mail a copy of the lien to the owner. If the statement of the lien consists of more than one page, the administrator may omit such pages as consist solely of an accounting of the material furnished or labor performed. In this case, the administrator shall attach a notification that pages of accounting were omitted and may be inspected on the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site.
3. A lien perfected under this section shall be limited to the county or counties in which the building, land, or improvement to be charged with the lien is situated. The county or counties identified on the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site at the time of posting the required notices pursuant to sections 572.13A and 572.13B shall be the only county or counties in which the building, land, or improvement may be charged with a mechanic’s lien.
[R60, §1851; C73, §2137; C97, §3092; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10277; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.8]
2007 Acts, ch 83, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §4, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 72, §1, 3
Referred to in §572.9, 572.10, 572.17, 572.31, 602.8102(8)
2021 amendment to subsection 3 effective January 1, 2022; 2021 Acts, ch 72, §3
Subsection 3 amended

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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.