STATE STATUTES & CODES

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 429 Statutory Liens Against Real Estate

• 429.005. Certain agreements to waive rights under this chapter are unenforceable--exception.
• 429.010. Mechanics' and materialmen's lien, who may assert--extent of lien.
• 429.012. Original contractor to have lien, when--requirements, failure to provide notice, penalty, exception--agents, insurance companies or escrow, accepting fraudulent lien waiver or false affidavit
• 429.013. Definitions--subcontractor to have lien, when--consent of owner, form--requirements--penalties for violation.
• 429.014. Lien fraud, penalties--claim against original contract, when.
• 429.015. Lien authorized for architectural, professional engineering, land survey, or landscape architecture--extent of lien--priority--defenses.
• 429.020. Lien for street, sidewalk, sewer or pipeline adjacent to land.
• 429.030. Amount of property subject to lien.
• 429.032. Partial release when lien is on multiple lots or tracts--mechanic's lien claimant to file record in circuit court, content--form for partial release.
• 429.040. Buildings on same or adjacent lots.
• 429.050. Priority of lien--improvements removed when--exception.
• 429.060. Lien shall have precedence over subsequent encumbrances.
• 429.070. Lien in case of licensed or leased property.
• 429.080. Lien filed with circuit clerk, when.
• 429.090. Abstract of lien by clerk.
• 429.100. Notification by subcontractors and others.
• 429.110. When owner nonresident--notice, how given.
• 429.120. Satisfaction to be filed, when.
• 429.130. Penalty for refusing to satisfy.
• 429.140. Duty of contractor when others file lien.
• 429.150. Who construed as owner or proprietor.
• 429.160. Assignment of mechanics' liens--rights of assignee.
• 429.170. Actions commenced in six months.
• 429.180. Pleadings as in other civil cases.
• 429.190. Who may be made parties.
• 429.200. Personal representative made party, when.
• 429.210. The judgment.
• 429.220. Judgment by default.
• 429.230. Judgment on constructive notice.
• 429.240. Judgment on personal service.
• 429.250. The execution.
• 429.260. Proceeds divided pro rata, when.
• 429.270. Enforcement and adjudication of rights of several lienors in equitable action--procedure.
• 429.280. Parties to equitable action.
• 429.290. Equitable action exclusive of other remedies.
• 429.300. Other actions stayed when equitable action brought.
• 429.310. Time suits deemed commenced.
• 429.320. Appointment of referee by court, when--jury trials.
• 429.330. No equitable action in case of one lien.
• 429.340. Enforcement of decree ordering sale of property.
• 429.350. Enforcement of mechanics' liens by associate circuit judge.
• 429.360. Suits for foreclosure, process, procedure--same as other civil suits.
• 429.440. Lien on railroad property for work, labor, materials.
• 429.450. Such lien to have precedence over other encumbrances.
• 429.460. Account and claim of lien filed with circuit clerk, when--copy served.
• 429.470. Lien abstracts, contents--duties of clerk.
• 429.480. Secretary of state to file lien in his office.
• 429.490. Satisfaction filed, when.
• 429.500. Refusal of parties to satisfy--penalty.
• 429.510. Limitations of subcontractor's lien by his contract.
• 429.520. Actions to enforce lien, how conducted--nature of judgment.
• 429.530. Who shall be parties to suit.
• 429.540. Proceeds, when distributed pro rata.
• 429.550. Railroad liable to subcontractors, laborers, when.
• 429.600. Law, how cited.
• 429.603. Definitions.
• 429.605. Broker's lien for compensation for services, requirements.
• 429.607. Lien notice, content.
• 429.609. Broker's lien attaches to commercial real estate when, notice to be filed in office of recorder, when--installment payments of compensation, notice recorded when--lease, claim for lien fi
• 429.611. Lien claim release or satisfaction to be filed when.
• 429.614. Broker to mail copy of notice of lien to owner by certified mail.
• 429.616. Enforcing lien, broker may bring suit, filed where, time limitation on filing--failure to file on time extinguishes lien--claim for same extinguished lien not permitted.
• 429.618. Petition, content, parties' foreclosure action, procedure--liens having priority over broker's lien.
• 429.620. Broker failing to file suit or answer in pending suit within thirty days after service on owner, lien is extinguished, service of demand, procedure.
• 429.623. Satisfaction or release of lien by broker on written demand of owner within thirty days of demand.
• 429.625. Cost of proceeding to be paid by nonprevailing party--more than one nonprevailing party, apportionment by court.
• 429.627. Lien preventing closing, escrow account to be established with clerk of circuit court--funds in account held until parties' rights determined--release of broker's lien when.
• 429.629. Appraisers and title examination service on commercial real estate to provide lien for services completed.
• 429.630. Brokers, appraisers and title examination service at time of closing to give written notice of right to lien on premises--failure to furnish notice, effect.

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