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WV Code § 38-1A-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1A. Trustees of Security Trusts|§38-1A-9. Action by Secretary of State Following Service

Forthwith upon such service, said Secretary of State shall send to such trustee the second copy of such process or notice, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address stated in such notation. The third copy of such process or notice, bearing the acknowledgment of the Secretary of State of the fact of service on him with his notation of the mailing of the second copy as above provided, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of State to the clerk of the court issuing the process or to the person giving the notice, as the case may be.
WV Code § 38-1A-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1A. Trustees of Security Trusts|§38-1A-10. Other Manner of Serving Process or Notice

The foregoing provisions for service of process and notices are cumulative. Process and notices may also be served upon any such nonresident trustee in any manner provided by law.
WV Code § 38-1A-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1A. Trustees of Security Trusts|§38-1A-11. Appointment of Resident Trustee by Court; Powers and Duties of Substituted Trustee

The circuit court, or the judge thereof in vacation, of the county in which the property is situate, may, on motion of any party interested, appoint a trustee or trustees in the place of any nonresident trustee named in any security trust. Any trustee or trustees so appointed, if he or they accept, shall be vested with all the estates, rights and powers, and charged with all the duties and responsibilities, of the trustee or trustees named in the security trust.
WV Code § 38-1A-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1A. Trustees of Security Trusts|§38-1A-12. Notice of Motion for Appointment of Resident Trustee; Guardians Ad Litem

Ten days' prior notice of the motion under the preceding section shall be given to the grantor of the security trust, his heirs, devisees or personal representatives, to the trustee or trustees named in the security trust, and to the person appearing by such security trust or by a recorded assignment thereof to be the party secured or his personal representatives. If any of the parties upon whom such notice is required to be served be under disability, the notice shall be served on his guardian or committee or, if he have none, the court shall appoint a discreet and competent attorney at law as guardian ad litem, upon whom notice may be served.
WV Code § 38-1A-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1A. Trustees of Security Trusts|§38-1A-13. Provisions of Article Severable and Remedial

The provisions of this article are severable, and the unconstitutionality of one portion shall not affect other portions. The provisions of this article are remedial, and shall be liberally construed to the relief of the owners of property in this state.
WV Code § 38-2-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-1. Lien of Contractor

Every person, firm or corporation who erects, builds, constructs, alters, removes or repairs any building or other structure, or other improvement appurtenant to any such building or other structure, or who alters or improves the real property whereon the same stands, or to which it may have been removed, or who provides services for any of the foregoing, under and by virtue of a contract with the owner for such erection, building, construction, alteration, removal or repair, either for an agreed lump sum or upon any other basis of settlement and payment, shall have a lien upon such building or other structure or improvement appurtenant thereto, and upon the interest of the owner thereof in the real property whereon the same stands, or to which it may have been removed, to secure the payment of such contract price or other compensation therefor.
WV Code § 38-2-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-2. Lien of Subcontractor

Every person, firm or corporation who, under and by virtue of a contract with such general contractor as is mentioned in section one of this article, or with a subcontractor for a part of such work, either for an agreed contract price or by day or by piece, or other basis of payment, shall furnish any part of the materials, machinery or other necessary supplies or equipment, or shall perform any labor, do any work or provide any services necessary to the completion of any general contract, such as is mentioned in section one of this article, shall have such a lien for his or her compensation, as is provided for in section one of this article.
WV Code § 38-2-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-3. Lien of Materialman Furnishing Supplies to Owner

Every person, firm or corporation which shall furnish to any owner, for use in the erection, construction, alteration, repair or removal of any building or other structure or improvement appurtenant thereto, any materials, machinery or other equipment or supplies necessary to the completion of such building or other structure or improvement, shall have such a lien for his compensation as is mentioned in section one of this article.
WV Code § 38-2-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-4. Lien of Materialman Furnishing Supplies to Contractor or Subcontractor

Every person, firm or corporation, which shall furnish to any general contractor or to any subcontractor mentioned in sections one and two of this article, any materials, machinery or other equipment or supplies necessary to the completion of any building or other structure mentioned in this article, or improvement appurtenant thereto, for use in the erection, construction, repair or removal thereof, by virtue of a contract between such general contractor or subcontractor and the materialman or furnisher of machinery, or other supplies or equipment necessary to the completion of such general contract, shall have such a lien for his compensation as is mentioned in section one of this article.
WV Code § 38-2-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-5. Lien of Mechanic or Laborer Working for Owner

Every workman, artisan, mechanic, laborer or other person who performs any work or labor or provides any service in the erection, construction, repair or removal of any building or other structure or improvement appurtenant thereto, or who alters or improves the real property whereon the same stands, or to which it may have been removed, by virtue of a contract for such work and labor directly with the owner thereof, shall have such a lien for his or her compensation as is mentioned in section one of this article.
WV Code § 38-2-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-6. Lien of Mechanic or Laborer Working for Contractor or Subcontractor

Every workman, artisan, mechanic, laborer or other person who performs any work or labor or provides any service under the employment of any general contractor or of any subcontractor in the erection, construction, repair or removal of any building or other structure, or improvement appurtenant thereto, or who alters or improves the real property whereon the same stands, or to which it may have been removed, necessary to the completion of such general contract, shall have such a lien for his or her compensation as is mentioned in section one of this article.
WV Code § 38-2-6a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-6a. Lien of Architect, Surveyor, Engineer or Landscape Architect

An architect, surveyor, engineer or landscape architect shall have a lien for his or her compensation as provided for in sections one through six, inclusive, of this article for all materials furnished and[B all work done, or all services provided by such architect, surveyor, engineer and landscape architect as a contractor, subcontractor, materialman, mechanic or laborer, as the case may be. The lien shall be perfected and preserved in accordance with, and shall otherwise be subject to, the provisions of this article governing liens for contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, mechanics or laborers, as the case may be.
WV Code § 38-2-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-7. Necessity and Period for Perfecting Lien

But the lien created and authorized by section one of this article shall be discharged from and after one hundred days from the completion of the contract and the lien created and authorized by section two of this article shall be discharged from and after one hundred days from the completion of the subcontract and the lien created and authorized by section three of this article shall be discharged from and after one hundred days from the furnishing of the last of the materials, machinery or other supplies and equipment and the lien created and authorized by section four of this article shall be discharged from and after one hundred days from the date of the furnishing of the last of the materials, machinery or other equipment or supplies and the lien created and authorized by section five of this article shall be discharged from and after one hundred days from the date of the performing of the last of the work and labor and the lien created and authorized by section six of this article shall be discharged from and after one hundred days from the date of the performing of the last of the work and labor, unless, within the respective periods, the claimant of any such lien shall have perfected and preserved the same, as hereinafter provided in this article.
WV Code § 38-2-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-8. Notice and Recordation of Contractor's Lien

For the purpose of perfecting and preserving his lien, any such general contractor as is mentioned in section one of this article shall, within one hundred days after the completion of his work provided for in such contract, cause to be recorded, in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county wherein such property is situate, a notice of such lien, which notice shall be sufficient if in form and effect as follows:Notice of Mechanic's Lien.To......................Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the laws of the State of West Virginia, that the undersigned claims a lien to secure the payment of the sum of $......... upon your interest in and to lot number ......... of block number ......... as shown on the official map of the city of .......... (or other adequate and ascertainable description of the real estate to be charged) and upon the following buildings, structures and improvements thereon: (List the buildings, structures or improvements sought to be charged.)Given under my hand this ....... day of ..........., 20...................................State of West Virginia,County of ..................., being first duly sworn, upon his oath says that the statements contained in the foregoing notice of lien are true, as he verily believes.Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me this .......... day of ..............., 20....My commission expires ......................... ......................... (Official Capacity)
WV Code § 38-2-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-9. Notice and Recordation of Subcontractor's Lien

For the purpose of perfecting and preserving his or her lien, every subcontractor mentioned in section two of this article shall, within one hundred days after the completion of his or her subcontract, give to the owner or his or her authorized agent, by any of the methods provided by law for the service of a legal notice or summons, a notice of lien, which notice shall be sufficient if in form and effect as follows:Notice of Mechanic's Lien.To ...............................You will please take notice that the undersigned ................... was and is subcontractor with ................. who was and is general contractor for the furnishing of materials and doing of the work and labor, necessary to the completion of (here describe the nature of the subcontract) on that certain building (or other structure or improvement as the case may be), owned by you and situate on lot number ....... of block number .......... as shown on the official map of .................. (or other definite and ascertainable description of the real estate) and that the contract price and value of said work and materials is $....... You are further notified that the undersigned has not been paid therefor (or has been paid only $.......... thereof) and that he or she claims and will claim a lien upon your interest in the said lot (or tract) of land and upon the buildings, structures and improvements thereon to secure the payment of the said sum....................................State of West Virginia,County of ..................., being first duly sworn, upon his or her oath says that the statements in the foregoing notice of mechanic's lien are true, as he or she verily believes.Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me this .......... day of ..................., 20.....My commission expires .........................................................(Official Capacity)But the lien shall be discharged and avoided, unless, within one hundred days after the completion of his or her subcontract as aforesaid, the subcontractor shall cause to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county commission of the county wherein the property is situate, a notice of the lien, which notice shall be sufficient if in form and effect as that provided in section eight of this article.
WV Code § 38-2-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-10. Notice and Recordation of Lien for Supplies Furnished to Owner

For the purpose of perfecting and preserving his lien, every materialman or furnisher of machinery or other necessary equipment, under a contract with the owner, as mentioned in section three of this article, shall cause to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county wherein such property is situate, within one hundred days from the date when he shall have ceased to furnish material or machinery or other necessary equipment, a notice of such lien, which notice shall be sufficient if in form and effect as that provided in section eight of this article.
WV Code § 38-2-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-11. Notice and Recordation of Lien for Supplies Furnished to Contractor or Subcontractor

For the purpose of perfecting and preserving his or her lien, every materialman or furnisher of machinery or other necessary equipment who has furnished material, machinery or equipment under a contract with any contractor or with any subcontractor, as set forth in section four of this article, within one hundred days after he or she has ceased to furnish the material or machinery or other equipment shall give to the owner or his or her authorized agent, by any of the methods provided by law for the service of a legal notice or summons, a notice of the lien. The notice will be sufficient if in form and effect as follows:Notice of Mechanic's Lien.To ...........................You will please take notice that the undersigned ................... has furnished and delivered to ............... who was contractor with you (or subcontractor with ..............., who was contractor with you, as the case may be) for use in the erection and construction (or repair, removal, improvement or otherwise, as the case may be) of (here list the buildings or other structure or improvement to be charged) on the real estate known as (here insert an adequate and ascertainable description of the real estate to be charged) and the said materials were of the nature and were furnished on the dates and in the quantities and at the price as shown in the following account thereof:(Here insert itemized account.)You are further notified that the undersigned has not been paid the sum of $............. (or that there is still due and owing to the undersigned thereon the sum of $............) and that he claims a lien upon your interest in the said lot (or tract) of land and upon the buildings, structures and improvements thereon, to secure the payment of the said sum......................................State of West Virginia,County of ................, being first duly sworn, upon his oath says that the statements in the foregoing notice of lien contained are true, as he verily believes.Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me this ............ day of .............., 20.....My commission expires ................................................................ (Official Capacity)The lien shall be discharged and avoided unless, within one hundred days after the materialman or other furnisher of machinery or other necessary equipment ceased to furnish the materials or machinery or other equipment, he or she recorded in the office of the clerk of the county commission of the county wherein the property is situate a notice of the lien. The notice shall be sufficient if in form and effect as that provided in section eight of this article. The recorded notice need not include the itemized account.
WV Code § 38-2-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-12. Notice and Recordation of Lien of Mechanic or Laborer Working for Owner

For the purpose of perfecting and preserving his lien every such workman, artisan, mechanic, laborer or other person as is mentioned in section five of this article who shall have done any work or performed any labor upon any such building or improvement, under a contract with the owner thereof, shall cause to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county wherein such property is situate, within one hundred days after he shall have ceased to perform any such work or labor, a notice of his lien, which notice shall be sufficient if in form and effect as that provided in section eight of this article.
WV Code § 38-2-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-13. Notice and Recordation of Lien of Mechanic or Laborer Working for Contractor or Subcontractor

For the purpose of perfecting and preserving his or her lien, every workman, artisan, mechanic, laborer or other person who has performed any work or labor upon the building or improvement thereto, under a contract with any general contractor or with any subcontractor, as set forth in section six of this article, shall give to the owner, or his or her authorized agent, by any of the methods provided by law for the service of a legal notice or summons within one hundred days after he or she ceased to perform any work or labor a notice of the lien. The notice shall be sufficient, if in form and effect as follows:Notice of Mechanic's Lien.To .........................You will please take notice that the undersigned has performed work and labor under a contract with ..................... who was general contractor with you (or who was subcontractor with ...................., who was general contractor with you) in the erection and construction (or removal, repair, improvement or otherwise, as the case may be) of a certain building (or other structure or improvement) on real estate known as (here insert an adequate and ascertainable description of the real estate to be charged) and that the work and labor was of the kind, was performed on the dates, for the purposes and at the prices, as shown in the following itemized account thereof:(Here insert itemized account.)You are further notified that the undersigned has not been paid the sum of $........... (or that there is still due and owing to the undersigned thereon the sum of $............) and that he claims a lien upon your interest in the said lot (or tract) of land and upon the buildings, structures and improvements thereon to secure the payment of the sum....................................... State of West Virginia,County of ................., being first duly sworn, upon his oath says that the statements in the foregoing notice of mechanic's lien contained are true, as he verily believes.Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me this .......... day of ................., 20......My commission expires ............ .............................. (Official Capacity)The lien shall be discharged unless the workman, artisan, mechanic, laborer or other person shall record in the office of the clerk of the county commission wherein the property is situate, within one hundred days after he or she ceased to do work or perform labor upon the building or improvement thereto, a notice of the lien. The notice shall be sufficient if in form and effect as that provided in section eight of this article. The recorded notice need not include the itemized account.
WV Code § 38-2-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-14. Discharge of Lien for Failure to Comply With Article

The failure of any person claiming a lien under this article to give such notice as is required by sections nine, eleven and thirteen of this article, or to record such notice as is required by sections eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen of this article, in the manner and within the time specified in such sections, or the failure of any such claimant of any such lien to comply substantially with all of the requirements of this article for the perfecting and preservation of such lien, within the time provided therefor in this article, shall, except as provided in section twenty of this article, operate as a complete discharge of such owner and of such property from all liens for claims and charges of any such contractor, subcontractor, materialman or laborer, for any work claimed to have been performed and for any materials, machinery or other necessary equipment claimed to have been furnished in connection with such work.
WV Code § 38-2-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-15. Publication and Posting of Notice to Nonresident Owner or Owner Not Found

In the event that any owner, upon whose real estate or improvement thereof it is desired to take a lien under this article, should be a nonresident of this state, or in the event that any officer of this state authorized by law to execute legal process should make return "not found" upon any notice of a mechanic's lien which may be presented to him for service, then it shall be sufficient service of any such notice of mechanic's lien upon such nonresident owner, or upon such owner as to whom any such return, of "not found" shall be made by any such officer, to publish a copy of such notice as a Class II legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the county wherein the real estate lies. A copy of such notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place upon the property sought to be charged thereby, which publishing and posting shall be sufficient, if commenced within the period provided by this article for the filing of such notice. The costs of such publication may be added to the account for which the lien is claimed, and, if included in the amount mentioned in the recorded notice, the lien shall cover such costs.
WV Code § 38-2-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 2. Mechanics' Liens|§38-2-16. What Deemed Included in One Contract

For the purposes of this article, all materials furnished, all work done, and all services provided by any one person, firm or corporation, upon any one building or the improvements appurtenant thereto, or upon the real property whereon the same stands, or to which it may have been removed, shall be deemed and considered one contract, whether or not all of such material was bought at one time, or under one general agreement or otherwise, and whether or not all of such work, labor or services provided, was contracted for at one time or otherwise.