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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-102 - Lien on object, etc., worked on - Liability of purchasers

(a)
(1)
Laborers who perform work and labor on any object, thing, material, or property shall have an absolute lien on the object, thing, material, or property for labor done and performed, subject to prior liens and landlord's liens for rent and supplies.
(2)
These liens may be enforced within the same time and in the same manner provided for by law to enforce laborer's liens on the production of labor done and performed.
(b)
When the object, thing, material, or property on which a lien exists as provided for in subsection (a) of this section has been sold, transferred, or disposed of before the lien has been liquidated or released, the purchaser thereof, with notice of the lien, the material, thing, object, or property so sold, transferred, or disposed of shall be liable to the amount of the lien, or so much thereof as may be necessary to liquidate the liens mentioned in subsection (a) of this section.
Acts 1895, No. 35, §§ 1, 2, p. 39; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6864, 6865; Pope's Dig., §§ 8820, 8821; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 51-317, 51-318.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-103 - Miner's or quarry worker's lien

(a)
Any person working in any mines in the State of Arkansas or in any quarries, either stone or marble, shall have a lien on the output of any such mines or quarries for the amount due for his or her work. In addition thereto, his or her lien shall attach to all the machinery, tools, and implements used in quarrying or mining.
(b)
These liens shall be enforced in the manner provided for the enforcement of laborers' liens.
Acts 1895, No. 23, § 1, p. 27; C. & M. Dig., § 7293; Pope's Dig., § 9349; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-319.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-104 - Time liens take effect

Liens under the provisions of §§
18-43-101
,
18-43-105
-
18-43-110
, and
18-43-112
-
18-43-117
are in full force and effect from and after the time the labor is performed.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 14, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6859; Pope's Dig., § 8815; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-312.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-105 - Time to commence actions - Settlement

(a)
Proceedings under this section and §§
18-43-101
,
18-43-104
,
18-43-106
-
18-43-110
, and
118-43-112
-
18-43-117
shall be commenced within eight (8) months after the work is done.
(b)
However, the employer may bring the laborer to settlement before a proper officer any time after the labor is performed by giving the laborer or his or her agent ten (10) days' notice.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 17, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6862; Pope's Dig., § 8818; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-315.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-106 - Filing of sworn statement

(a)
(1)
Every person who has a lien as provided in this section and §§
18-43-101
,
18-43-104
,
18-43-105
,
18-43-107
-
18-43-110
, and
18-43-112
-
18-43-117
and wishes to avail himself or herself of the lien by an action before a court having jurisdiction.
(2)
(A)
The claimant shall make a sworn statement of the amount due after all just credits are given, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and state the kind of service, and for whom rendered, materials furnished, etc. The statement shall also contain a list of land, property, crops, or other productions of his or her labor charged.
(B)
The truth of the sworn statement may be put in issue as in cases of attachment.
(b)
The justice of the peace shall keep the statement on file and shall enter a brief of the case on his or her judgment docket.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 757,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1868, No. 64, §§ 5, 7, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6849, 6850, 6852; Pope's Dig., §§ 8805, 8806, 8808; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 51-302, 51-304.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-107 - Notice of action

(a)
(1)
The party initiating the action shall cause notice to be given to the defendant in the usual way.
(2)
However, if the defendant is a nonresident, the notice will be given by at least two (2) insertions in the county newspaper or by posting three (3) notices, two (2) in the most public places in the township where the property is and the other at the county clerk's office, to appear and show cause why judgment shall not be rendered and the property sold.
(b)
Notice shall be given at least ten (10) days before the day of trial and must be accompanied by a copy of the sworn statement of the plaintiff.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 757,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 6, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6851; Pope's Dig., § 8807; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-303.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-108 - Proceedings for larger amounts

When the amount exceeds three hundred dollars ($300), the proceeding will be the same as described for smaller amounts, except the plaintiff shall make a sworn statement before the clerk of the circuit court, and there shall be thirty (30) days' notice given to the defendant before the day of trial.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 18, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6851; Pope's Dig., § 8807; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-305.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-109 - Officer to take charge of property

At the same time the notice is given to the defendant, the sheriff or constable shall take charge of the property as described in the statement of the plaintiff and hold it subject to the decision of the court, as in cases of attachment.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 8, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6853; Pope's Dig., § 8809; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-306.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-110 - Jury trial

Either plaintiff or defendant may, by requesting the court, have the case tried by a competent jury of six (6) persons.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 9, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6854; Pope's Dig., § 8810; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-111 - Laborer allowed attorney's fee

When a laborer who has filed a lien for wages gives notice thereof to the debtor or owner of the property, which has been subjected to the lien in writing sent by registered or certified mail, and the claim has not been paid within twenty (20) days from the date of the mailing and the laborer is required to sue for the enforcement of his or her claim for wages, the court shall allow the laborer a reasonable attorney's fee in addition to other relief to which he or she may be entitled.
Acts 1961, No. 240, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-639.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-112 - Sale of property

If the amount adjudged to be due is not paid, with the cost of suit, on the day of trial, then the sheriff or constable shall immediately advertise the property charged for sale at public auction and sell it in not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than twenty-five (25) days from the date the judgment is rendered.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 10, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6855; Pope's Dig., § 8811; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-308.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-113 - Execution on judgment

In all cases in which the property charged does not sell for enough to satisfy the judgment rendered, with all costs of suit, in favor of the claimant, execution may issue upon the judgment in the same manner as an ordinary judgment at law against any other property of the defendant.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 11, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6856; Pope's Dig., § 8812; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-309.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-114 - Pro rata distribution

(a)
When there are several liens for labor on the same land, crop, or property of the same date, or which are equally just, and not enough to satisfy all claims, the sale will be made, the costs paid, and the money divided pro rata among the several claimants.
(b)
The courts shall make the pro rata division as provided for in subsection (a) of this section and shall make the proper credits on the execution.
Acts 1868, No. 64, §§ 12, 13, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6857, 6858; Pope's Dig., §§ 8813, 8814; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 51-310, 51-311.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-115 - Real estate not exempt

No real estate shall be exempt from sale under an execution on a laborer's lien.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 20, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6863; Pope's Dig., § 8819; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-316.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-116 - Land to be sold with buildings

In selling buildings under the provisions of this section and §§
18-43-101
,
18-43-104
-
18-43-110
,
18-43-112
-
18-43-115
, and
18-43-117
, a reasonable amount of land will be sold with them, not to exceed two (2) acres, surrounding the building.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 15, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6860; Pope's Dig., § 8816; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-313.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-117 - Bill of sale or deed

The officers making any sale as provided in this chapter shall make out the necessary bill of sale or deed.
Acts 1868, No. 64, § 16, p. 224; C. & M. Dig., § 6861; Pope's Dig., § 8817; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-314.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 43 - LABORERS' LIENS GENERALLY (§§ 18-43-101 — 18-43-118) › Section 18-43-118 - Lien on crops

(a)
Every person who harvests agricultural crops belonging to another shall be entitled to a lien against those crops for payment of the cost of harvesting.
(b)
Every person who sprays fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides as a custom applicator on the agricultural crops or lands belonging to another shall be entitled to a lien for the payment of the custom application, and that lien shall be against those crops sprayed or the crops next harvested after the land is sprayed.
(c)
The lien provided for in this section shall be filed in the manner prescribed for materialmen's liens under §
18-44-117
.
Acts 1995, No. 1273, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-101 - Liens on buildings, land, or boats

(a)
Every contractor, subcontractor, or material supplier as defined in §
18-44-107
who supplies labor, services, material, fixtures, engines, boilers, or machinery in the construction or repair of an improvement to real estate, or any boat or vessel of any kind, by virtue of a contract with the owner, proprietor, contractor, or subcontractor, or agent thereof, upon complying with the provisions of this subchapter, shall have, to secure payment, a lien upon the improvement and on up to one (1) acre of land upon which the improvement is situated, or to the extent of any number of acres of land upon which work has been done or improvements erected or repaired.
(b)
If the improvement is to any boat or vessel, then the lien shall be upon the boat or vessel to secure the payment for labor done or materials, fixtures, engines, boilers, or machinery furnished.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 1, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6906; Acts 1923, No. 563, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 8865; Acts 1969, No. 112, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-601; Acts 1995, No. 1298, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-102 - Entire land subject to lien

The entire land, to the extent stated in §
18-44-101
, upon which any building, erection, or other improvement is situated including that part of the land which is not covered with the building, erection, or other improvement as well as that part of the land which is covered with it, shall be subject to all liens created by this subchapter to the extent, and only to the extent, of all the right, title, and interest owned therein by the owner or proprietor of the building, erection, or other improvement for whose immediate use or benefit the labor was done or things were furnished.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 2, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6908; Pope's Dig., § 8867; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-604.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-103 - Improvements on leased land

(a)
Every building or other improvement erected or materials furnished, according to the provisions of this subchapter, on leased lots or lands shall be held for the debt contracted for, or on account of it, and also the leasehold term for the lot and land on which it is erected.
(b)
(1)
In case the lessee shall have forfeited his or her lease, the purchaser of the building and leasehold term, or so much of it as remains unexpired, under the provisions of this subchapter, shall be held to the assignee of the leasehold term and, as such, shall be entitled to pay to the lessor all arrears of rent or other money, interest, and costs due under the lease, unless the lessor shall have regained possession of the leasehold land, or obtained judgment for the possession of it on account of the noncompliance by the lessee with the terms of the lease, prior to the commencement of the improvements thereon.
(2)
In this case the purchaser of the improvements under this subchapter shall have the right only to remove the improvements within sixty (60) days after he or she shall purchase them, and the owner of the ground shall receive the rent due him or her payable out of the proceeds of the sale, according to the terms of the lease, down to the time of removing the building.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 4, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6910; Pope's Dig., § 8869; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-606.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-104 - Liens for drain pipe or tile

(a)
Every contractor, subcontractor, or material supplier who shall furnish to any landowner any soil or drain pipe or tile for drainage of his or her land, or who shall put in soil or drain pipe or tile for any land, shall have a lien for each tract of forty (40) acres or less of the real estate upon which the soil or drain pipe or tile is placed for the payment of the lien.
(b)
(1)
The lien for the soil or drain pipe or tile shall attach to the real estate and all improvements thereon in preference to any subsequent liens, encumbrance, or mortgage executed upon the land after the purchase of the soil or drain pipe or tile.
(2)
The lien shall be:
(A)
Subject to the notice requirements of §§
18-44-114
and
18-44-115
;
(B)
Filed under §
18-44-117
; and
(C)
Enforced under this subchapter.
Acts 1913, No. 253, §§ 1, 2; C. & M. Dig., § 6924; Pope's Dig., § 8886; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 51-602, 51-603; Acts 2009, No. 454, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-105 - Lien of architect, engineer, surveyor, appraiser, landscaper, abstractor, or title insurance agent

(a)
Every architect, engineer, surveyor, appraiser, landscaper, abstractor, or title insurance agent who shall do or perform any architectural, engineering, surveying, appraisal, landscaping, or abstracting services upon any land, or who shall issue a title insurance policy or provide landscaping supplies upon any land, building, erection, or improvement upon land, under or by virtue of any written agreement for the performance of the work with the owner thereof, or his or her agent, shall have a lien upon the land, building, erection, or improvement upon land to the extent of the agreed contract price or a reasonable price for those services.
(b)
(1)
However, the lien does not attach to the land, building, erection, or improvement upon land unless and until the lien is duly filed of record with the circuit clerk and recorder in the county in which the land, building, erection, or improvement is located.
(2)
The lien shall be:
(A)
Subject to the notice requirements of §§
18-44-114
and
18-44-115
;
(B)
Filed under §
18-44-117
; and
(C)
Enforced under this subchapter.
Acts 1971, No. 291, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-642; Acts 2009, No. 454, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-106 - "Owner" defined

As used in this subchapter, the "owner" of property shall include the owner of the legal title to property and any person, including all cestui que trust, for whose immediate use, enjoyment, or benefit a building, erection, or other improvement is made.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 22, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6933; Pope's Dig., § 8895; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-623; Acts 2009, No. 454, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-107 - Subcontractors - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Contractor" means any person who contracts orally or in writing directly with a person holding an interest in real estate, or such person's agent, for the construction of any improvement to or repair of real estate;
(2)
"Material supplier" means any person who supplies materials, goods, fixtures, or any other tangible item to the contractor or a subcontractor, or an individual having direct contractual privity with such persons;
(3)
"Person" includes an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability organization, a trust, or any other business entity recognized by law; and
(4)
"Subcontractor" means any person who supplies labor or services pursuant to a contract with the contractor, or to a person in direct privity of contract with such person.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 24, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6935; Pope's Dig., § 8897; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-625; Acts 1995, No. 1298, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-108 - Refusal to list parties doing work or furnishing materials

(a)
The owner or proprietor, material supplier, subcontractor, or anyone interested as mortgagee or trustee in the real estate upon which improvements are made under this subchapter may apply at any time to the contractor or subcontractor for the following:
(1)
A list of all parties doing work or furnishing material for a building and the amount due to each of the parties; and
(2)
Certification that the owner or agent has received the preliminary notice specified under §
18-44-115(a)
, if applicable.
(b)
Any contractor or subcontractor who, upon request, refuses or fails within five (5) business days to give a correct list of the parties furnishing material or doing labor on the building and the amount due to each or who falsely certifies that an owner or agent has received the preliminary notice specified under §
18-44-115
shall be:
(1)
Guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500); and
(2)
(A)
Subject to suit by an aggrieved party in the circuit court where the property is located to enforce subsection (a) of this section including without limitation by the contempt powers of the circuit court.
(B)
The prevailing party in an action under this subdivision (b)(2) shall receive a judgment for any damages proximately caused by the violation of this subsection, the costs of the action, and a reasonable attorney's fee.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 10, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6921; Pope's Dig., § 8880; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-612; Acts 1995, No. 1298, § 3; 2005, No. 1994, § 96; 2009, No. 454, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-109 - Unlawful to use materials other than as designated

Any contractor or subcontractor who shall purchase materials on credit and represent at the time of purchase that they are to be used in a designated building or other improvement and shall thereafter use, or cause to be used, the materials in the construction of any building or improvement other than that designated without the written consent of the person from whom the materials were purchased with intent to defraud that person shall be guilty of a violation if the materials were valued at one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 10, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6921; Pope's Dig., § 8880; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-612; Acts 1995, No. 1298, § 4; 2005, No. 1994, § 97.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-110 - Preference over prior liens - Exception

(a)
(1)
The liens for labor performed or material or fixtures furnished, as provided for in this subchapter, shall have equal priority toward each other without regard to the date of filing the account or lien or the date when the particular labor or material was performed or furnished. All such liens shall date from the time that the construction or repair first commenced.
(2)
Construction or repair commences when there is a visible manifestation of activity on real estate that would lead a reasonable person to believe that construction or repair of an improvement to the real estate has begun or will soon begin, including, but not limited to, the following:
(A)
Delivery of a significant amount of lumber, bricks, pipe, tile, or other building material to the site;
(B)
Grading or excavating the site;
(C)
Laying out lines or grade stakes; or
(D)
Demolition in an existing structure.
(3)
In all cases in which a sale shall be ordered and the property sold, and the proceeds arising from the sale are not sufficient to discharge in full all the liens against the property without reference to the date of filing the account or lien, the proceeds shall be paid pro rata on the respective liens.
(b)
(1)
(A)
The liens for labor performed or materials or fixtures furnished, as provided for in this subchapter, shall attach to the improvement on which the labor was performed or the materials or fixtures were furnished in preference to any encumbrance existing on the real estate prior to the commencement of construction or repair of the improvement.
(B)
In all cases in which the prior encumbrance was given for the purpose of funding construction or repair of the improvement, that lien shall have priority over all liens given by this subchapter.
(2)
The liens, as provided for in this subchapter, shall be enforced by foreclosure, as further provided for in this subchapter, and the property ordered sold subject to the lien of the prior encumbrance on the real estate.
(c)
The lien for labor performed and materials or fixtures furnished, as provided for in this subchapter, shall have priority over all other encumbrances that attach to the real estate or improvements thereon subsequent to commencement of construction or repair.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 3, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6909; Pope's Dig., § 8868; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-605; Acts 1995, No. 1298, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-113 - Assignment of liens

(a)
The lien given in this subchapter shall be transferable and assignable, but it shall not be enforced against the owner of the ground or buildings unless the owner of the ground or buildings shall have actual notice of the assignment or notice under subsection (b) of this section.
(b)
The owner of the ground or buildings shall be considered to have actual notice if within thirty (30) days of the assignment a copy of the assignment is:
(1)
Hand delivered to the owner of the ground or buildings;
(2)
Mailed to the last known address of the owner of the ground or buildings and verified by a:
(A)
Return receipt signed by the addressee or the agent of the addressee; or
(B)
Returned envelope, postal document, or affidavit by a postal employee reciting or showing refusal of the notice by the addressee or that the item was unclaimed; or
(3)
Delivered by any means that provides written, third-party verification of delivery at any place that the owner of the ground or buildings maintains an office, conducts business, or resides.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 25, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6907, 6936; Pope's Dig., §§ 8866, 8898; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-626; Acts 2009, No. 454, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-114 - Notice and service generally

(a)
Every person who may wish to avail himself or herself of the benefit of the provisions of this subchapter shall give ten (10) days' notice before the filing of the lien, as required in §
18-44-117(a)
, to the owner of a building or improvement that he or she holds a claim against the building or improvement, setting forth the amount and from whom it is due.
(b)
(1)
The notice may be served by any:
(A)
Officer authorized by law to serve process in a civil action;
(B)
Person who would be a competent witness;
(C)
Form of mail addressed to the person to be served, with a return receipt requested and delivery restricted to the addressee or the agent of the addressee; or
(D)
Means that provides written, third-party verification of delivery at any place where the owner of the building or improvement maintains an office, conducts business, or resides.
(2)
(A)
(i)
When served by an officer, his or her official return endorsed on the notice shall be proof of the service.
(ii)
When served by any other person, the fact of the service shall be verified by affidavit of the person serving the notice.
(B)
(i)
When served by mail, the service shall be:
(a)
Complete when mailed; and
(b)
Verified by a return receipt signed by the addressee or the agent of the addressee, or a returned envelope, postal document, or affidavit by a postal employee reciting or showing refusal of the notice by the addressee or that the item was unclaimed.
(ii)
If delivery of the mailed notice is refused by the addressee or the item is unclaimed:
(a)
The lien claimant shall immediately send the owner of the building or improvement a copy of the notice by first class mail and may proceed to file his or her lien; and
(b)
The unopened original of the item marked unclaimed or refused by the United States Postal Service shall be accepted as proof of service as of the postmarked date of the item.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 6, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6917; Pope's Dig., § 8876; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-608; Acts 1991, No. 588, § 1; 1999, No. 1466, § 1; 2005, No. 2287, § 5; 2009, No. 454, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-116 - Service on nonresident or absconder

(a)
(1)
Whenever property is sought to be charged with a lien under this subchapter, the notice may be filed with the recorder of deeds of the county in which the property is situated if the owner of the property so sought to be charged:
(A)
Is not a resident of this state;
(B)
Does not have an agent in the county in which the property is situated;
(C)
Is a resident of this state but not of the county in which the property is situated; or
(D)
Conceals himself or herself, has absconded, or absents himself or herself from his or her usual place of abode, so that the notice required by §
18-44-114
or §
18-44-115
cannot be served upon him or her.
(2)
When filed, the notice shall have like effect as if served upon the owner or his or her agent in the manner contemplated in §
18-44-114
or §
18-44-115
.
(b)
A copy of the notice so filed, together with the certificate of the recorder of deeds that it is a correct copy of the notice so filed, shall be received in all courts of this state as evidence of the service, as provided in this section, of the notice.
(c)
(1)
The recorder of deeds in each county of this state shall receive, file, and keep every such notice presented to him or her for filing and shall further record it at length in a separate book appropriately entitled.
(2)
For service so performed, the recorder of deeds shall receive for each notice, the sum of twenty-five cents (25¢), and for each copy certified, as stated in this section, of each of the notices he or she shall receive the sum of fifty cents (50¢), to be paid by the party so filing or procuring the certified copy, as the case may be.
(d)
The costs of filing and of one (1) certified copy shall be taxed as costs in any lien suit to which it pertains to abide the result of the suit.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 7, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6918; Pope's Dig., § 8877; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-609; Acts 2009, No. 454, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-117 - Filing of lien

(a)
(1)
A person who wishes to avail himself or herself of the provisions of this subchapter has a duty to file with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the building, erection, or other improvement to be charged with the lien is situated and within one hundred twenty (120) days after the things specified in this subchapter have been furnished or the work or labor done or performed:
(A)
A just and true account of the demand due or owing to him or her after allowing all credits; and
(B)
An affidavit of notice attached to the lien account.
(2)
(A)
The lien account shall contain a correct description of the property to be charged with the lien, verified by affidavit.
(B)
For real property, a street address is not a correct description of the property under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section.
(3)
The affidavit of notice shall contain:
(A)
A sworn statement evidencing compliance with the applicable notice provisions of §§
18-44-114
-
18-44-116
;
(B)
A copy of each applicable notice given under §§
18-44-114
-
18-44-116
; and
(C)
A copy of the proof of service required under §
18-44-114
.
(b)
(1)
(A)
The clerk of the circuit court has a duty to endorse upon every account the date of its filing and to make an abstract of the account in a book kept by him or her for that purpose, properly indexed.
(B)
This abstract shall contain:
(i)
The date of the filing;
(ii)
The name of the person laying or imposing the lien;
(iii)
The amount of the lien;
(iv)
The name of the person against whose property the lien is filed; and
(v)
A description of the property to be charged with the lien.
(C)
For real property, a street address is not a sufficient description under subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section.
(2)
For this service, the person laying or imposing the lien shall submit the fee required by §
21-6-306
to the clerk of the circuit court, and the fee shall be taxed and collected as other costs in case there is a suit on the lien.
(3)
The clerk of the circuit court shall not file a lien account that does not contain the affidavits and attachments required by this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 806,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1895, No. 146, §§ 11, 12, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., §§ 6922, 6923; Pope's Dig., §§ 8881, 8882; Acts 1945, No. 55, § 2; 1961, No. 239, § 1; 1963, No. 124, § 1; 1977, No. 333, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1720, 51-613, 51-614; Acts 2005, No. 2287, § 1; 2007, No. 810, § 1; 2009, No. 454, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-119 - Limitation of actions

(a)
All actions under this subchapter shall be commenced within fifteen (15) months after filing the lien and prosecuted without unnecessary delay to final judgment.
(b)
No lien shall continue to exist by virtue of the provisions of this subchapter for more than fifteen (15) months after the lien is filed, unless within that time:
(1)
An action shall be instituted as described in this subchapter; and
(2)
A lis pendens is filed under §
16-59-101
et seq.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 15, p. 217; 1899, No. 182, § 1, p. 322; C. & M. Dig., § 6926; Pope's Dig., § 8888; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-616; Acts 2005, No. 2287, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-122 - Contents of complaint

The complaint, among other things, shall allege the facts necessary for securing a lien under this subchapter and shall contain a description of the property to be charged with the lien.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 13, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6927; Pope's Dig., § 8889; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-617; Acts 2009, No. 454, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-123 - Parties to suits

In all suits under this subchapter, the parties to the contract and all other persons interested in the controversy and in the property charged with the lien may be made parties to the suit. Those that are not made parties shall not be bound by the proceedings.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 19, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6928; Pope's Dig., § 8890; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-618.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-124 - Contractor to defend actions on liens by third persons - Liability

(a)
In all cases in which a lien shall be filed under the provisions of this subchapter by any person other than a contractor, it shall be the duty of the contractor to defend at his or her own expense any action brought thereupon. During the pendency of the action, the owner may withhold from the contractor the amount of money for which the lien shall be filed.
(b)
(1)
In case of judgment against the owner or his or her property upon the lien, the owner shall be entitled to deduct from any amount due by him or her to the contractor the amount of the judgment and costs.
(2)
If the owner shall have settled with the contractor in full, he or she shall be entitled to recover back from the contractor any amount so paid by the owner for which the contractor was originally liable.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 8, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6919; Pope's Dig., § 8878; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-610.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-125 - Court orders

The court shall make orders in the case as will protect and enforce the rights of all interested therein.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 20, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6930; Pope's Dig., § 8892; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-620.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-126 - Warning order for nonresident or absconding owners

Whenever the owner of an erection or improvement, or of land on which an erection or improvement is put, or the owner of any boat or vessel, is a nonresident of the state or resides out of the county in which the erection or other improvement is put, as provided by this subchapter, or when the owner so conceals himself or herself that personal service of summons cannot be had on him or her, then the mechanic, builder, artisan, workman, laborer, or other persons entitled to a lien under this subchapter, upon instituting suit, may cause a warning order to issue and be published as may be prescribed by law for the issuance of warning orders in proceedings under attachment. Such service shall be binding and of full force and effect.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 16, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6929; Pope's Dig., § 8891; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-619.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-127 - Trial and judgment

(a)
The court shall ascertain by a fair trial, in the usual way, the amount of the indebtedness for which the lien is prosecuted and may render judgment therefor in any sum not exceeding the amount claimed in the demand filed with the lien, together with interest and costs, although the creditor may have unintentionally failed to render in his or her account when filed the full amount of credits to which the debtor may have been entitled.
(b)
The judgment if for the plaintiff shall be that he or she recover the amount of the indebtedness found due, to be levied out of the property charged with the lien therefor, and the property charged shall be correctly described in the judgment.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 14, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6931; Pope's Dig., § 8893; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-621.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-128 - Attorney's fee

(a)
When any contractor, subcontractor, laborer, or material supplier who has filed a lien, as provided for in this chapter, gives notice thereof to the owner of property by any method permitted under §
18-44-115(b)(5)
and the claim has not been paid within twenty (20) days from the date of service of the notice, and if the contractor, subcontractor, laborer, or material supplier is required to sue for the enforcement of his or her claim, the court shall allow the successful contractor, subcontractor, laborer, or material supplier a reasonable attorney's fee in addition to other relief to which he or she may be entitled.
(b)
If the owner is the prevailing party in the action, the court shall allow the owner a reasonable attorney's fee in addition to any other relief to which the owner may be entitled.
Acts 1961, No. 240, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-639; Acts 1995, No. 1298, § 9; 2009, No. 454, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-131 - Duty to enter satisfaction

(a)
Whenever any indebtedness which is a lien on any real estate, erection, building, or other improvement is paid and satisfied, it shall be the duty of the creditor to enter satisfaction of the lien upon the record or margin thereof in the office of the clerk of the circuit court.
(b)
Any creditor refusing or neglecting to do so for ten (10) days after payment shall be liable to any person injured to the amount of injury and for cost of suit.
Acts 1895, No. 146, § 23, p. 217; C. & M. Dig., § 6934; Pope's Dig., § 8896; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-624.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-132 - Penalty for failure to discharge lien after payment

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any contractor, subcontractor, or other person who has performed work or furnished materials for the improvement of any property when the work or materials may give rise to a mechanic's, laborer's, or materialman's lien under the laws of this state, this subchapter and §§
18-44-201
-
18-44-210
and
18-44-301
-
18-44-305
, or any other statute providing for a mechanic's, laborer's, or materialman's lien, or the assignee of such person, knowingly to receive payment of the contract price or any portion of it without applying the money so received toward the discharge of any liens known to the person receiving the payment, or properly record it as required by statutes, with the intent thereby to deprive the owner or person so paying the contractor or other person receiving payment of his or her funds without discharging the liens and thereby to defraud the owner or person so paying.
(b)
In any prosecution under this section as against the person so receiving payment, when it shall be shown in evidence that any lien for labor or materials existed in favor of any mechanic, laborer, or materialman and that the lien has been filed within the time provided by law in the office of the circuit clerk or other officer provided by law for the filing of such liens, and that the contractor, subcontractor, or other person charged has received payment without discharging the lien to the extent of the funds received by him or her, then the fact of acceptance of the payment without having discharged the lien within ten (10) days after receipt of the payment or the receipt of notice of the existence of the lien, whichever event shall occur last, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud on the part of the person so receiving payment.
(c)
(1)
If the amount of the contract price so received and not applied to the discharge of the liens, with the intent to defraud, shall exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), the party so receiving shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the Department of Corrections for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by both.
(2)
If the amount so received does not exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), the party shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by fine not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300), or by both.
Acts 1963, No. 66, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-640.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-135) › Section 18-44-135 - Jointly owned property

In the event that property is jointly owned, the signature of one (1) of the owners is sufficient for the purposes of this chapter.
Acts 1995, No. 1298, § 12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 18 - PROPERTY (§§ 18-1-101 — 18-61-106) › Subtitle 4 - MORTGAGES AND LIENS (§§ 18-40-101 — 18-50-117) › Chapter 44 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 18-44-101 — 18-44-508) › Subchapter 2 - WELLS, MINES, AND QUARRIES GENERALLY (§§ 18-44-201 — 18-44-211) › Section 18-44-201 - Construction

The provisions of this section and §§
18-44-202
-
18-44-210
shall not be construed to deprive or abridge materialmen, artisans, laborers, or mechanics of any rights and remedies given them by law, and the provisions of this section and §§
18-44-202
-
18-44-210
shall be cumulative of the lien laws of this state.
Acts 1923, No. 615, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 8910; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-706.