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IA Code § 572.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.24 - Time of bringing action — court.

572.24 Time of bringing action — court.   1. An action to enforce a mechanic’s lien, or an action brought upon any bond given in lieu thereof, may be commenced in the district court after said lien is perfected.   2. An action to challenge a mechanic’s lien may be commenced in the district court or small claims court if the amount of the lien is within jurisdictional limits. Any permissible claim or counterclaim meeting subject matter and jurisdictional requirements may be joined with the action. The court shall make written findings regarding the lawful amount and the validity of the mechanic’s lien. In addition to any other appropriate order, the court may enter judgment on a permissibly joined claim or counterclaim. If the court determines that the mechanic’s lien is invalid, valid for a lesser amount, frivolous, fraudulent, forfeited, expired, or for any other reason unenforceable, the clerk of the district court shall submit the ruling to the administrator who shall make a posting to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site regarding the proper amount of the lien or, if warranted, canceling the lien.  [R60, §1856; C73, §2142, 2143; C97, §3098; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10293; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.24]  99 Acts, ch 79, §2; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §18, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257  Referred to in §631.1
IA Code § 572.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.25 - Place of bringing action.

572.25 Place of bringing action.   An action to enforce a mechanic’s lien shall be brought in the county in which the property to be affected, or some part thereof, is situated.  [C73, §2142, 2578; C97, §3098, 3493; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10294; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.25]
IA Code § 572.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.26 - Kinds of action — amendment.

572.26 Kinds of action — amendment.   1. An action to enforce a mechanic’s lien shall be by equitable proceedings, and no other cause of action shall be joined therewith.   2. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a claimant may only amend a lien statement by leave of court in furtherance of justice.   b. A claimant may amend a lien statement without leave of court to decrease the amount demanded, and such amendment shall be effected through the mechanics’ notice and lien registry. Amendment of a lien statement pursuant to this paragraph shall not change or otherwise affect its priority.   c. A claimant shall not amend a lien statement to increase the amount demanded.  [C51, §985; R60, §4183; C73, §2510; C97, §3429; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10295; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.26]  2018 Acts, ch 1097, §3
IA Code § 572.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.27 - Limitation on action.

572.27 Limitation on action.   Any action to enforce a mechanic’s lien shall be brought within two years from the expiration of ninety days after the date on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the labor was performed.  [C51, §984; R60, §1865; C73, §2529; C97, §3447; S13, §3447; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10296; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.27]  87 Acts, ch 79, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §16
IA Code § 572.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.28 - Demand for bringing suit.

572.28 Demand for bringing suit.   1. Upon the written demand of the owner served on the claimant requiring the claimant to commence action to enforce the lien, such action shall be commenced within thirty days thereafter, or the lien and all benefits derived therefrom shall be forfeited.   2. If an action is not filed within thirty days after demand to commence action is served, the party serving the demand or causing the demand to be served may post with the administrator a copy of the demand with proofs of service attached and endorsed and, in case of service by publication, a personal affidavit that personal service could not be made within this state. Upon completion of the requirements of this subsection, the record shall be constructive notice to all parties of the due forfeiture and cancellation of the lien. Upon the posting of the demand with the required attachments, the administrator shall mail a date-stamped copy of the demand to both parties.  [C73, §2143; C97, §3099; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10297; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.28]  99 Acts, ch 79, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §17; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §19, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §13
IA Code § 572.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.29 - Assignment of lien.

572.29 Assignment of lien.   A mechanic’s lien is assignable, and shall follow the assignment of the debt for which it is claimed.  [C97, §3099; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10298; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.29]
IA Code § 572.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.30 - Action by subcontractor or owner against general contractor or owner-builder.

572.30 Action by subcontractor or owner against general contractor or owner-builder.   Unless otherwise agreed, a general contractor or owner-builder who engages a subcontractor to supply labor or materials or both for improvements, alterations, or repairs to a specific residential construction property shall pay the subcontractor in full for all labor and materials supplied within thirty days after the date the general contractor or owner-builder receives full payment from the owner. If a general contractor or owner-builder fails without due cause to pay a subcontractor as required by this section, the subcontractor, or the owner by subrogation, may commence an action against the general contractor or owner-builder to recover the amount due. Prior to commencing an action to recover the amount due, a subcontractor, or the owner by subrogation, shall give notice of nonpayment of the cost of labor or materials to the general contractor or owner-builder paid for the improvement. Notice of nonpayment must be in writing, delivered in a reasonable manner, and in terms that reasonably identify the real estate improved and the nonpayment complained of. In an action to recover the amount due a subcontractor, or the owner by subrogation, under this section, the court in addition to actual damages, shall award a successful plaintiff exemplary damages against the general contractor or owner-builder in an amount not less than one percent and not exceeding fifteen percent of the amount due the subcontractor, or the owner by subrogation, for the labor and materials supplied, unless the general contractor or owner-builder does one or both of the following, in which case no exemplary damages shall be awarded:   1. Establishes that all proceeds received from the person making the payment have been applied to the cost of labor or material furnished for the improvement.   2. Within fifteen days after receiving notice of nonpayment the general contractor or owner-builder gives a bond, in an amount not less than the amount necessary to satisfy the nonpayment for which notice has been given under this section, and in a form approved by the administrator, to hold harmless the owner or person having the improvement made from any claim for payment of anyone furnishing labor or material for the improvement, other than the general contractor or owner-builder.  [81 Acts, ch 186, §4]  87 Acts, ch 79, §9; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §20, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §14
IA Code § 572.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.31 - Cooperative and condominium housing.

572.31 Cooperative and condominium housing.   A lien arising under this chapter as a result of the construction of an apartment house or apartment building which is owned on a cooperative basis under chapter 499A, or which is submitted to a horizontal property regime under chapter 499B, is not enforceable, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, as against the interests of an owner in a unit contained in the apartment house or apartment building acquired in good faith and for valuable consideration, unless a lien statement specifically describing the unit is posted under section 572.8 within the applicable time period specified in section 572.9, but determined from the date on which the last of the material was supplied or the last of the labor was performed in the construction of that unit.  [C81, §572.30]  C83, §572.31  2012 Acts, ch 1105, §21, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §15
IA Code § 572.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.32 - Attorney fees — remedies.

572.32 Attorney fees — remedies.   1. In a court action to enforce a mechanic’s lien, a prevailing plaintiff may be awarded reasonable attorney fees.   2. In a court action to challenge a mechanic’s lien posted on a residential construction property, if the person challenging the lien prevails, the court may award reasonable attorney fees and actual damages. If the court determines that the mechanic’s lien was posted in bad faith or the supporting affidavit was materially false, the court shall award the owner reasonable attorney fees plus an amount not less than five hundred dollars or the amount of the lien, whichever is less.  83 Acts, ch 106, §1; 99 Acts, ch 79, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §22, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13  Referred to in §561.21, 631.1
IA Code § 572.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.33 - Requirement of notification for commercial construction.

572.33 Requirement of notification for commercial construction.   1. The notification requirements in this section apply only to commercial construction.   2. A person furnishing labor or materials to a subcontractor shall not be entitled to a lien under this chapter unless the person furnishing labor or materials does all of the following:   a. Notifies the general contractor or owner-builder in writing with a one-time notice containing the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the person furnishing the labor or materials, and the name of the subcontractor to whom the labor or materials were furnished, within thirty days of first furnishing labor or materials for which a lien claim may be made. Additional labor or materials furnished by the same person to the same subcontractor for use in the same construction project shall be covered by this notice.   b. Supports the lien claim with a certified statement that the general contractor or owner-builder was notified in writing with a one-time notice containing the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the person furnishing the labor or materials, and the name of the subcontractor to whom the labor or materials were furnished, within thirty days after the labor or materials were first furnished, pursuant to paragraph “a”.   3. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, a general contractor or owner-builder shall not be prohibited from requesting information from a subcontractor or a person furnishing labor or materials to a subcontractor regarding payments made or payments to be made to a person furnishing labor or materials to a subcontractor.  84 Acts, ch 1248, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1142, §4; 99 Acts, ch 104, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §18; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §23, 27, 28
IA Code § 572.33A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN|Section 572.33A - Liability of owner to general contractor — commercial construction.

572.33A Liability of owner to general contractor — commercial construction.   1. An owner of a building, land, or improvement upon which a mechanic’s lien of a subcontractor may be posted is not required to pay the general contractor compensation for work done or material furnished for the building, land, or improvement until the expiration of ninety days after the completion of the building or improvement unless the general contractor furnishes to the owner one of the following:   a. Receipts and waivers of claims for mechanics’ liens, signed by all persons who furnished material or performed labor for the building, land, or improvement.   b. A good and sufficient bond to be approved by the owner, conditioned that the owner shall be held harmless from any loss which the owner may sustain by reason of the posting of mechanics’ liens by subcontractors.   2. This section applies only to commercial construction properties.  2012 Acts, ch 1105, §24, 27, 28; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §16; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §128
IA Code § 573.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.1 - Definitions.

573.1 Definitions.   For the purpose of this chapter:   1. “Construction”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes repair, alteration and demolition.   2. “Material” shall, in addition to its ordinary meaning, embrace feed, gasoline, kerosene, lubricating oils and greases, provisions and fuel, and the use of forms, accessories, and equipment, but shall not include personal expenses or personal purchases of employees for their individual use.   3. “Public corporation” shall embrace the state, and all counties, cities, public school corporations, and all officers, boards, or commissions empowered by law to enter into contracts for the construction of public improvements.   4. “Public improvement” is an improvement, the cost of which is payable from taxes or other funds under the control of the public corporation, except that in cases of public improvement for drainage or levee purposes the provisions of the drainage law, chapter 468, in cases of conflict shall govern.   5. “Service” shall, in addition to its ordinary meaning, include the furnishing to the contractor of workers’ compensation insurance, and premiums and charges for such insurance shall be considered a claim for service.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10299; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.1]  85 Acts, ch 22, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §196; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §315  Referred to in §686.1  Subsection 4 amended
IA Code § 573.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.2 - Public improvements — bond — waiver and remedies.

573.2 Public improvements — bond — waiver and remedies.   1. Contracts for the construction of a public improvement shall, when the contract price equals or exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars, be accompanied by a bond, with surety, conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract, and for the fulfillment of other requirements as provided by law. The bond may also be required when the contract price does not equal that amount. However, if a contractor provides a performance or maintenance bond as required by a public improvement contract governed by this chapter and subsequently the surety company becomes insolvent and the contractor is required to purchase a new bond, the contractor may apply for reimbursement from the governmental agency that required a second bond and the claims shall be reimbursed from funds allocated for road construction purposes.   2. If the requirement for a bond is waived pursuant to section 12.44, a person, firm, or corporation, having a contract with the targeted small business or with subcontractors of the targeted small business, for labor performed or materials furnished, in the performance of the contract on account of which the bond was waived, is entitled to any remedy provided under this chapter. When a bond has been waived pursuant to section 12.44, the remedies provided for under this subsection are available in an action against the public corporation.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10300; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.2; 82 Acts, ch 1096, §1]  86 Acts, ch 1246, §32; 88 Acts, ch 1032, §1  Referred to in §12.44, 573.3
IA Code § 573.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.3 - Bond mandatory.

573.3 Bond mandatory.   1. The obligation of the public corporation to require, and the contractor to execute and deliver said bond, shall not be limited or avoided by contract.   2. A public corporation, with respect to a public improvement which is or has been competitively bid or negotiated, shall not require a contractor to procure a bond, as required under section 573.2, from a particular insurance or surety company, agent, or broker.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10301; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.3]  2000 Acts, ch 1023, §58
IA Code § 573.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.4 - Deposit in lieu of bond.

573.4 Deposit in lieu of bond.   A deposit of money, a certified check on a solvent bank of the county in which the improvement is to be located, a credit union certified share draft, state or federal bonds, bonds issued by a city, school corporation, or county of this state, or bonds issued on behalf of a drainage or highway paving district of this state may be received in an amount equal to the amount of the bond and held in lieu of a surety on the bond, and when so received the securities shall be held on the terms and conditions applicable to a surety.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10302; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.4]  84 Acts, ch 1055, §14
IA Code § 573.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.5 - Amount of bond.

573.5 Amount of bond.   Said bond shall run to the public corporation. The amount thereof shall be fixed, and the bond approved, by the official board or officer empowered to let the contract, in an amount not less than seventy-five percent of the contract price, and sufficient to comply with all requirements of said contract and to insure the fulfillment of every condition, expressly or impliedly embraced in said bond; except that in contracts where no part of the contract price is paid until after the completion of the public improvement the amount of said bond may be fixed at not less than twenty-five percent of the contract price.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10303; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.5]
IA Code § 573.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.6 - Subcontractors on public improvements.

573.6 Subcontractors on public improvements.   The following provisions shall be held to be a part of every bond given for the performance of a contract for the construction of a public improvement, whether said provisions be inserted in such bond or not, to wit:   1. The principal and sureties on this bond hereby agree to pay to all persons, firms, or corporations having contracts directly with the principal or with subcontractors, all just claims due them for labor performed or materials furnished, in the performance of the contract on account of which this bond is given, when the same are not satisfied out of the portion of the contract price which the public corporation is required to retain until completion of the public improvement, but the principal and sureties shall not be liable to said persons, firms, or corporations unless the claims of said claimants against said portion of the contract price shall have been established as provided by law.   2. Every surety on this bond shall be deemed and held, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding, to consent without notice:   a. To any extension of time to the contractor in which to perform the contract.   b. To any change in the plans, specifications, or contract, when such change does not involve an increase of more than twenty percent of the total contract price, and shall then be released only as to such excess increase.   c. That no provision of this bond or of any other contract shall be valid which limits to less than one year from the time of the acceptance of the work the right to sue on this bond for defects in the quality of the work or material not discovered or known to the obligee at the time such work was accepted.  [S13, §1527-s18; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10304; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.6]  Referred to in §573.7
IA Code § 573.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.7 - Claims for material or labor.

573.7 Claims for material or labor.   1. Any person, firm, or corporation who has, under a contract with the principal contractor or with subcontractors, performed labor, or furnished material, service, or transportation, in the construction of a public improvement, may file, with the officer, board, or commission authorized by law to let contracts for such improvement, an itemized, sworn, written statement of the claim for such labor, or material, service, or transportation.   2. A person furnishing only materials to a subcontractor who is furnishing only materials is not entitled to a claim against the retainage or bond under this chapter and is not an obligee or person protected under the bond pursuant to section 573.6.  [C97, §3102; S13, §1989-a57; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10305; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.7]  83 Acts, ch 55, §1
IA Code § 573.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.8 - Highway improvements.

573.8 Highway improvements.   1. In case of highway improvements by the county, claims shall be filed with the county auditor of the county letting the contract. In case of contracts for improvements on the farm-to-market highway system paid from farm-to-market funds, claims shall be filed with the auditor of the state department of transportation.   2. Claims filed for credit extended for the personal expenses or personal purchases of employees for their individual use shall not cause any part of the unpaid funds of the contractor to be withheld.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10306; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.8]  2019 Acts, ch 59, §197
IA Code § 573.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.9 - Officer to endorse time of filing claim.

573.9 Officer to endorse time of filing claim.   The officer shall endorse over the officer’s official signature upon every claim filed with the officer, the date and hour of filing.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10307; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.9]
IA Code § 573.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.10 - Time of filing claims.

573.10 Time of filing claims.   Claims may be filed with said officer as follows:   1. At any time before the expiration of thirty days immediately following the completion and final acceptance of the improvement.   2. At any time after said thirty-day period, if the public corporation has not paid the full contract price as herein authorized, and no action is pending to adjudicate rights in and to the unpaid portion of the contract price.  [C97, §3102; S13, §1989-a57; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10308; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.10]
IA Code § 573.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS|Section 573.11 - Claims filed after action brought.

573.11 Claims filed after action brought.   The court may permit claims to be filed with it during the pendency of the action hereinafter authorized, if it be made to appear that such belated filing will not materially delay the action.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10309; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.11]