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Georgia Property Lien Statutes - Georgia Mechanics Lien Law | LienItNow
Georgia Property Lien Statutes - Georgia Mechanics Lien Law
The provisions of the Georgia statutes that permit the filing of mechanics liens and materialmen's liens can be found in Georgia's Property Lien Law, Georgia Code § 44-14-360 et. seq. The full text of the Georgia Mechanics Lien Law is provided below, and has been updated as of 2011. To see a quick synopsis of the most important provisions, take a look at our Georgia Frequently Asked Questions page.
[ § 44-14-360. Definitions]
[ § 44-14-361. Creation of Liens; Labor, Services or Materials Furnished]
[ § 44-14-361.1. Notice to Contractor; Notice of Commencement]
[ § 44-14-361.2. Dissolving of Liens]
[ § 44-14-361.3. Preliminary Notice of Lien Rights]
[ § 44-14-361.4. Dissolving of Preliminary Notice of Lien Rights; Demand for Filing of Claim of Lien]
[ § 44-14-361.5. Notice to Contractor; Notice of Commencement]
[ § 44-14-362. Cancellation of Preliminary Notice of Lien Rights]
[ § 44-14-363. Special Liens on Personalty; Enforcement; Priorities; Claims for Storage; Recordation]
[ § 44-14-364. Discharge of Lien by Filing Bond]
[ § 44-14-365. Rights of Partnerships and Corporations Employing Registered Architects, Foresters, Land Surveyors, or Professional Engineers as to Liens]
[ § 44-14-366. Waiver and Release of Lien and Bond Rights]
[ § 44-14-367. Failure to Commence Lien Action; Expiration of Lien]
[ § 44-14-368. Notice of Contest of Lien; Lien Extinguished 90 Days After Filing Notice of Contest if no Notice of Commencement of Lien Action Filed]
[ § 44-14-369. Computation of Time]
Creation of liens; labor, services or materials furnished
Notice to contractor; notice of commencement
Dissolving of liens
Dissolving of preliminary notice of lien rights; demand for filing of claim of lien
Cancellation of preliminary notice of lien rights
Special liens on personalty; enforcement; priorities; claims for storage; recordation
Discharge of lien by filing bond
(a) When any person entitled under this part to claim a lien against any real estate located in this state files his or her lien in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the real estate is located, the owner of the real estate or the contractor employed to improve the property may, before or after foreclosure proceedings are instituted, discharge the lien by filing a bond in the office of that clerk. The bond shall be conditioned to pay to the holder of the lien the sum that may be found to be due the holder upon the trial of any lien action that may be filed by the lienholder to recover the amount of his or her claim within 365 days from the time the claim of lien is filed. The bond shall be in double the amount claimed under that lien and shall be either a bond with good security approved by the clerk of the court or a cash bond, except in cases involving a lien against residential property, in which event the bond shall be in the amount claimed under the lien. Upon the filing of the bond provided for in this Code section, the real estate shall be discharged from the lien. Within seven days of filing such bond and any attachments, the party filing the bond shall send a notice of filing such bond and a copy of the bond by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery to the lien claimant at the address stated on the lien or, if no such address is shown for the lien claimant, to the person shown as having filed such lien on behalf of the claimant at the indicated address of such person or, if the bond is filed by a contractor, to the owner of the property, provided that whenever the lien claimant or the owner is an entity on file with the Secretary of State’s Corporations Division, sending the notice of filing such bond and a copy of the bond to the company’s address or the registered agent’s address on file with the Secretary of State shall be deemed sufficient; provided, however, that the failure to send the notice of filing the bond and copy of the bond shall not invalidate the bond for purposes of discharge of a claim of lien under this Code section. With respect to property bonds, the clerk shall not accept any real property bond unless the real property is scheduled in an affidavit attached thereto setting forth a description of the property and indicating the record owner thereof, including any liens and encumbrances and amounts thereof, the market value, and the value of the sureties’ interest therein, which affidavit shall be executed by the owner or owners of the interest; the bond and affidavit shall be recorded in the same manner and at the same cost as other deeds of real property. So long as the bond exists, it shall constitute a lien against the property described in the attached affidavit.
Rights of partnerships and corporations employing registered architects, foresters, land surveyors, or professional engineers as to liens
Waiver and release of lien and bond rights
Failure to commence lien action; expiration of lien
Notice of contest of lien; lien extinguished 90 days after filing notice of contest if no notice of commencement of lien action filed