Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 429

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.005 Certain agreements to waive rights under this chapter are unenforceable - ...

429.005. Certain agreements to waive rights under this chapter are unenforceable — exception. — 1. An agreement by an original contractor, subcontractor, supplier or laborer to waive any right to enforce or claim any lien authorized under this chapter, where the agreement is in anticipation of and in consideration for the awarding of a contract or subcontract to perform work or supply materials for an improvement upon real property, whether expressly stated or implied, is against public policy and shall be unenforceable. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit subordination or release of a lien authorized under this chapter. 2. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit contractual provisions requiring lien waivers as a condition for payment. (L. 1992 H.B. 982 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.010 Mechanics' and materialmen's lien, who may assert - extent of lien.

429.010. Mechanics' and materialmen's lien, who may assert — extent of lien. — 1. Any person who shall do or perform any work or labor upon land, rent any machinery or equipment, or use any rental machinery or equipment, or furnish any material, fixtures, engine, boiler or machinery for any building, erection or improvements upon land, or for repairing, grading, excavating, or filling of the same, or furnish and plant trees, shrubs, bushes or other plants or provides any type of landscaping goods or services or who installs outdoor irrigation systems under or by virtue of any contract with the owner or proprietor thereof, or his or her agent, trustee, contractor or subcontractor, or without a contract if ordered by a city, town, village or county having a charter form of government to abate the conditions that caused a structure on that property to be deemed a dangerous building under local ordinances pursuant to section 67.410 , upon complying with the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 , shall have for his or her work or labor done, machinery or equipment rented or materials, fixtures, engine, boiler, machinery, trees, shrubs, bushes or other plants furnished, or any type of landscaping goods or services provided, a lien upon such building, erection or improvements, and upon the land belonging to such owner or proprietor on which the same are situated, to the extent of three acres; or if such building, erection or improvements be upon any lot of land in any town, city or village, or if such building, erection or improvements be for manufacturing, industrial or commercial purposes and not within any city, town or village, then such lien shall be upon such building, erection or improvements, and the lot, tract or parcel of land upon which the same are situated, and not limited to the extent of three acres, to secure the payment of such work or labor done, machinery or equipment rented, or materials, fixtures, engine, boiler, machinery, trees, shrubs, bushes or other plants or any type of landscaping goods or services furnished, or outdoor irrigation systems installed; except that if such building, erection or improvements be not within the limits of any city, town or village, then such lien shall be also upon the land to the extent necessary to provide a roadway for ingress to and egress from the lot, tract or parcel of land upon which such building, erection or improvements are situated, not to exceed forty feet in width, to the nearest public road or highway. Such lien shall be enforceable only against the property of the original purchaser of such plants unless the lien is filed against the property prior to the conveyance of such property to a third person. For claims involving the rental of machinery or equipment, the lien shall be for the reasonable rental value of the machinery or equipment during the period of actual use and any periods of nonuse taken into account in the rental contract, while the machinery or equipment is on the property in question. 2. There shall be no lien involving the rental of machinery or equipment unless: (1) The improvements are made on commercial property; (2) The amount of the claim exceeds five thousand dollars; and (3) The party claiming the lien provides written notice within fifteen business days of the commencement of the use of the rental machinery or equipment to the property owner that rental machinery or equipment is being used upon their property. Such notice shall identify the name of the entity that rented the machinery or equipment and the machinery or equipment being rented. Nothing contained in this subsection shall apply to persons who use rented machinery or equipment in performing the work or labor described in subsection 1 of this section. (RSMo 1939 § 3546, A.L. 1959 S.B. 257 & 295, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1251 § 429.010 subsec. 2, A.L. 1986 H.B. 942, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 808 & 672, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490, A.L. 2005 S.B. 320, A.L. 2007 S.B. 302, A.L. 2013 S.B. 357) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3156; 1919 § 7216; 1909 § 8212 (1972) A mechanic's lien does not attach to buildings and property owned by a municipality and used for the benefit of the public. Union Reddi-Mix Co. v. Specialty Concrete Contr. (A.), 476 S.W.2d 160. (2008) This section and section 107.170 are intended to provide inclusive protection to those furnishing labor and materials for public benefit. Collins & Hermann, Inc. V. TM2 Construction Co., 263 S.W.3d 793 (Mo.App. E.D.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.012 Original contractor to have lien, when - requirements, failure to provide ...

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 for gain, penalty. — 1. Every original contractor, who shall do or perform any work or labor upon, or furnish any material, fixtures, engine, boiler or machinery for any building, erection or improvements upon land, or for repairing the same, under or by virtue of any contract, or without a contract if ordered by a city, town, village or county having a charter form of government to abate the conditions that caused a structure on that property to be deemed a dangerous building under local ordinances pursuant to section 67.410 , shall provide to the person with whom the contract is made or to the owner if there is no contract, prior to receiving payment in any form of any kind from such person, (a) either at the time of the execution of the contract, (b) when the materials are delivered, (c) when the work is commenced, or (d) delivered with first invoice, a written notice which shall include the following disclosure language in ten-point bold type: NOTICE TO OWNER FAILURE OF THIS CONTRACTOR TO PAY THOSE PERSONS SUPPLYING MATERIAL OR SERVICES TO COMPLETE THIS CONTRACT CAN RESULT IN THE FILING OF A MECHANIC'S LIEN ON THE PROPERTY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS CONTRACT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 429, RSMO. TO AVOID THIS RESULT YOU MAY ASK THIS CONTRACTOR FOR "LIEN WAIVERS" FROM ALL PERSONS SUPPLYING MATERIAL OR SERVICES FOR THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THIS CONTRACT. FAILURE TO SECURE LIEN WAIVERS MAY RESULT IN YOUR PAYING FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL TWICE. 2. Compliance with subsection 1 of this section shall be a condition precedent to the creation, existence or validity of any mechanic's lien in favor of such original contractor. 3. Any original contractor who fails to provide the written notice set out in subsection 1 of this section, with intent to defraud, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and any contractor who knowingly issues a fraudulent lien waiver or a false affidavit shall be guilty of a class D felony. 4. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall not apply to new residences for which the buyer has been furnished mechanics' and suppliers' lien protection through a title insurance company registered in the state of Missouri. 5. Any settlement agent, including but not limited to any title insurance company, title insurance agency, title insurance agent or escrow agent who knowingly accepts, with intent to defraud, a fraudulent lien waiver or a false affidavit shall be guilty of a class D felony if the acceptance of the fraudulent lien waiver or false affidavit results in a matter of financial gain to: (1) The settlement agent or to its officer, director or employee other than a financial gain from the charges regularly made in the course of its business; (2) A person related as closely as the fourth degree of consanguinity to the settlement agent or to an officer, director or employee of the settlement agent; (3) A spouse of the settlement agent, officer, director or employee of the settlement agent; or (4) A person related as closely as the fourth degree of consanguinity to the spouse of the settlement agent, officer, director or employee of the settlement agent. (RSMo 1939 § 3546, A.L. 1959 S.B. 257 & 295, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1251 § 429.010 subsec. 1, A.L. 1986 H.B. 942, et al., A.L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490, A.L. 1993 S.B. 18, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.013 Definitions - subcontractor to have lien, when - consent of owner, form - ...

429.013. Definitions — subcontractor to have lien, when — consent of owner, form — requirements — penalties for violation. — 1. The provisions of this section shall apply only to the repair or remodeling of or addition to owner-occupied residential property of four units or less. The term "owner" means the owner of record at the time any contractor, laborer or materialman agrees or is requested to furnish any work, labor, material, fixture, engine, boiler or machinery. The term "owner-occupied" means that property which the owner currently occupies, or intends to occupy and does occupy as a residence within a reasonable time after the completion of the repair, remodeling or addition which is the basis for the lien sought, pursuant to this section. The term "residential property" means property consisting of four or less existing units to which repairs, remodeling or additions are undertaken. This section shall not apply to the building, construction or erection of any improvements constituting the initial or original residential unit or units or other improvements or appurtenances forming a part of the original development of the property. The provisions added to this subsection in 1990 are intended to clarify the scope and meaning of this section as originally enacted. 2. No person, other than an original contractor, who performs any work or labor or furnishes any material, fixtures, engine, boiler or machinery for any building or structure shall have a lien under this section on such building or structure for any work or labor performed or for any material, fixtures, engine, boiler, or machinery furnished unless an owner of the building or structure pursuant to a written contract has agreed to be liable for such costs in the event that the costs are not paid. Such consent shall be printed in ten point bold type and signed separately from the notice required by section 429.012 and shall contain the following words: CONSENT OF OWNER CONSENT IS HEREBY GIVEN FOR FILING OF MECHANIC'S LIENS BY ANY PERSON WHO SUPPLIES MATERIALS OR SERVICES FOR THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THIS CONTRACT ON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH IT IS LOCATED IF HE IS NOT PAID. 3. In addition to complying with the provisions of section 429.012 , every original contractor shall retain a copy of the notice required by that section and any consent signed by an owner and shall furnish a copy to any person performing work or labor or furnishing material, fixtures, engines, boilers or machinery upon his request for such copy of the notice or consent. It shall be a condition precedent to the creation, existence or validity of any lien by anyone other than an original contractor that a copy of a consent in the form prescribed in subsection 2 of this section, signed by an owner, be attached to the recording of a claim of lien. The signature of one or more of the owners shall be binding upon all owners. Nothing in this section shall relieve the requirements of any original contractor under sections 429.010 and 429.012 . 4. In the absence of a consent described in subsection 2 of this section, full payment of the amount due under a contract to the contractor shall be a complete defense to all liens filed by any person performing work or labor or furnishing material, fixtures, engines, boilers or machinery. Partial payment to the contractor shall only act as an offset to the extent of such payment. 5. Any person falsifying the signature of an owner, with intent to defraud, in the consent of owner provided in subsection 2 of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony. Any original contractor who knowingly issues a fraudulent consent of owner shall be guilty of a class D felony. (L. 1986 H.B. 942, et al., A.L. 1989 H.B. 630, A.L. 1990 S.B. 808 & 672, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.014 Lien fraud, penalties - claim against original contract, when.

429.014. Lien fraud, penalties — claim against original contract, when. — 1. Any original contractor, subcontractor or supplier who fails or refuses to pay any subcontractor, materialman, supplier or laborer for any services or materials provided pursuant to any contract referred to in section 429.010 , 429.012 or 429.013 for which the original contractor, subcontractor or supplier has been paid, with the intent to defraud, commits the offense of lien fraud, regardless of whether the lien was perfected or filed within the time allowed by law. 2. A property owner or lessee who pays a subcontractor, materialman, supplier or laborer for the services or goods claimed pursuant to a lien, for which the original contractor, subcontractor or supplier has been paid, shall have a claim against the original contractor, subcontractor or supplier who failed or refused to pay the subcontractor, materialman, supplier or laborer. 3. Lien fraud is a class D felony if the amount of the lien filed or the aggregate amount of all liens filed on the subject property as a result of the conduct described in subsection 1 of this section is in excess of five hundred dollars, otherwise lien fraud is a class A misdemeanor. If no liens are filed, lien fraud is a class A misdemeanor. (L. 1986 H.B. 942, et al. § 1, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1711, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.015 Lien authorized for architectural, professional engineering, land survey, ...

429.015. Lien authorized for architectural, professional engineering, land survey, or landscape architecture — extent of lien — priority — defenses. — 1. Every registered architect or corporation registered to practice architecture, every registered professional engineer or corporation registered to practice professional engineering, every registered landscape architect or corporation registered to practice landscape architecture, and every registered land surveyor or corporation registered to practice land surveying, who does any landscape architectural, architectural, engineering or land surveying work upon or performs any landscape architectural, architectural, engineering or land surveying service directly connected with the erection or repair of any building or other improvement upon land under or by virtue of any contract with the owner or lessee thereof, or such owner's or lessee's agent, trustee, contractor or subcontractor, or without a contract if ordered by a city, town, village or county having a charter form of government to abate the conditions that caused a structure on that property to be deemed a dangerous building under local ordinances pursuant to section 67.410 , upon complying with the provisions of this chapter, shall have for such person's landscape architectural, architectural, engineering or land surveying work or service so done or performed, a lien upon the building or other improvements and upon the land belonging to the owner or lessee on which the building or improvements are situated, to the extent of three acres. If the building or other improvement is upon any lot of land in any town, city or village, then the lien shall be upon such building or other improvements, and the lot or land upon which the building or other improvements are situated, to secure the payment for the landscape architectural, architectural, engineering or land surveying work or service so done or performed. For purposes of this section, a corporation engaged in the practice of architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, or land surveying, shall be deemed to be registered if the corporation itself is registered under the laws of this state to practice architecture, engineering or land surveying. 2. Every mechanic or other person who shall do or perform any work or labor upon or furnish any material or machinery for the digging of a well to obtain water under or by virtue of any contract with the owner or lessee thereof, or such owner's or lessee's agent, trustee, contractor or subcontractor, upon complying with the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 shall have for such person's work or labor done, or materials or machinery furnished, a lien upon the land belonging to such owner or lessee on which the same are situated, to the extent of three acres, to secure the payment of such work or labor done, or materials or machinery furnished as aforesaid. 3. Every mechanic or other person who shall do or perform any work or labor upon, or furnish any material, fixtures, engine, boiler or machinery, for the purpose of demolishing or razing a building or structure under or by virtue of any contract with the owner or lessee thereof, or such owner's or lessee's agent, trustee, contractor or subcontractor, or without a contract if ordered by a city, town, village or county having a charter form of government to abate the conditions that caused a structure on that property to be deemed a dangerous building under local ordinances pursuant to section 67.410 , upon complying with the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 , shall have for such person's work or labor done, or materials, fixtures, engine, boiler or machinery furnished, a lien upon the land belonging to such owner or lessee on which the same are situated, to the extent of three acres. If the building or buildings to be demolished or razed are upon any lot of land in any town, city or village, then the lien shall be upon the lot or lots or land upon which the building or other improvements are situated, to secure the payment for the labor and materials performed. 4. The provisions of sections 429.030 to 429.060 and sections 429.080 to 429.430 * applicable to liens of mechanics and other persons shall apply to and govern the procedure with respect to the liens provided for in subsections 1, 2 and 3 of this section. 5. Any design professional or corporation authorized to have lien rights under subsection 1 of this section shall have a lien upon the building or other improvement and upon the land, whether or not actual construction of the planned work or improvement has commenced if: (1) The owner or lessee thereof, or such owner's or lessee's agent or trustee, contracted for such professional services directly with the design professional or corporation asserting the lien; and (2) The owner or lessee is the owner or lessee of such real property either at the time the contract is made or at the time the lien is filed. 6. Priority between a design professional or corporation lien claimant and any other mechanic's lien claimant shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of section 429.260 on a pro rata basis. 7. In any civil action, the owner or lessee may assert defenses which include that the actual construction of the planned work or improvement has not been performed in compliance with the professional services contract, is impracticable or is economically infeasible. 8. The agreement is in writing. (L. 1971 S.B. 217, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1711, A.L. 1989 H.B. 190, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 808 & 672, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490, A.L. 1997 S.B. 171, A.L. 2011 S.B. 325) *Section 429.430 was repealed by H.B. 1634, 1978. (1978) Held, that claimant was entitled to mechanics lien for contributing to performance of demolition contract by demolishing and removing debris, although initially called to site for rescue assistance. Marsh v. Allright Missouri, Inc. (A.), 568 S.W.2d 577. (1992) Statute precludes architectural firm which performs architectural services under a contract while it is unregistered with the board for architects, engineers and land surveyors from having statutory lien for services. Statute requires architectural services to be performed under a contract in order to have enforceable lien. In re Branson Mall, Inc., 970 F.2d 456 (8th Cir.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.016 Residential real property - recording required, procedure - failure to ...

429.016. Residential real property — recording required, procedure — failure to record, effect of — form of notice — separate notice required, when — release of lien, procedure — waiver, when. — 1. The provisions of this section shall only apply to mechanic's liens asserted against residential real property, other than mechanic's liens for the repair, remodeling, or addition to owner-occupied residential property of four units or less which are governed by section 429.013 and other applicable sections of this chapter. 2. As used in this section, the term "residential real property" means any parcel of real estate, improved or unimproved, that is intended to be used or is used for the construction of residential structures and related improvements which support the residential use of the land where such residential structures are intended, upon completion, either to be occupied or sold by the current owner. Such residential structures shall include any residential dwelling of four units or less, whether or not a unit is occupied by an owner, and shall also include any structures consisting solely of residential condominiums, townhouses or cooperatives regardless of the number of units. The definition of "residential real estate" shall exclude any mixed use or planned unit developments except to the extent that any residential uses of such developments are, or will be, located on separate, identifiable parcels from the nonresidential uses and then only as to those residential uses. Residential real property shall also include any streets, sidewalks, utility services, improved common areas, or other facilities which are constructed within the defined residential use structures or located on or within the separate and identifiable parcels identified as for residential use. 3. Any person or entity, hereinafter referred to as claimant, who seeks to retain the right to assert a mechanic's lien against residential real property, hereinafter referred to as property, shall record a notice of rights in the office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the property is located, not less than five calendar days prior to the intended date of closing stated in a notice of intended sale as contemplated in this section. 4. Notwithstanding subsection 3 of this section, a claimant that is accurately identified in any previously recorded notice of rights recorded as to the property is relieved of its duty to record a notice of rights. 5. If the last day to record the notice of rights falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday recognized by the state of Missouri, the notice of rights shall be recorded not later than the next day that the office of the recorder of deeds is open for business. 6. Any claimant that fails to record such notice of rights shall be deemed to waive and forfeit any right to assert a mechanic's lien against such property. Despite any such waiver and forfeiture of mechanic's lien rights, the claimant shall retain all other rights and remedies allowed by law to collect payment for its work, labor, and materials. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a notice of rights recorded after the owner's conveyance of the property to a bona fide purchaser for value shall not be effective to preserve the claimant's mechanic's lien rights to the property. 8. The notice of rights shall comply with section 59.310 and be on a form substantially as follows: A recorded notice correctly identifies a person or entity so long as the identifying information in the notice is neither deceptively similar to another person or entity reasonably likely to provide labor, materials, supplies, or equipment for the improvement of property nor so deficient in information as to make it unreasonably difficult to identify such person or entity. The form shall be signed by a person authorized to execute the form on behalf of the claimant, and such signature shall be notarized. The name of the person signing the form shall be printed legibly or typed immediately below the signature. 9. The notice of rights shall be recorded by the claimant in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in which the property is located. 10. The recorder of deeds shall record such notice of rights in the land records and index notice of rights such that owners shall be deemed grantors and claimants shall be deemed grantees, and the grantor's signature shall not be required for recording. 11. (1) If the record title owner of residential real property, hereinafter the owner, has contracted with a claimant for the performance or provision of work, labor, or materials for the improvement of such property in order to facilitate the owner's sale of such property to a bona fide purchaser for value as contemplated in this section, then the owner or such owner's designated agent shall record a notice of intended sale in the office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the property is located. The notice of intended sale shall be recorded not less than forty-five calendar days prior to the earliest calendar date the owner intends to close on the sale of such property to such purchaser. The notice of intended sale shall state the calendar date on which the owner intends to close on the sale of such property to such purchaser. Only one notice of intended sale shall be recorded, even if the intended date of closing stated therein is postponed to a date later than that stated in the notice of intended sale. The owner's, or its designated agent's, recording of a notice of intended sale as to the subject property, as contemplated herein, is a condition precedent to a claimant's obligation to record a notice of rights as to the subject property in order to retain a claimant's mechanic's lien rights as to such property. (2) The owner, or its designated agent, shall post on the subject property, or at an entrance to the subject property, or at any jobsite office located at or near the subject property, a copy of the owner's notice of intended sale. (3) The owner, or its designated agent, shall provide any claimant with a copy of the notice of intended sale and a copy of a legal description of the subject property, within five calendar days after the date the owner, or its designated agent, receives a written request for the same from any such claimant. The information contemplated herein shall be transmitted by U.S. mail addressed to the claimant's registered agent or principal place of business or transmitted by other commercially reasonable means. A claimant shall, in turn, provide any person or entity with which it has contracted to perform or provide work, labor, or materials for the improvement of the subject property with written notice in the same form and manner, and containing the same information, as the written notice issued by the owner, all within ten calendar days after the date the claimant receives a written request for the same from any such person or entity. (4) If any owner, or its designated agent, fails to comply with the requirements of this section, a claimant shall be entitled to receive, as its sole and exclusive remedy for such failure to comply with the section, the claimant's actual and reasonable costs, excluding attorney fees, to obtain a legal description of the subject property necessary for the claimant to record its notice of rights. The costs described in this section shall be lienable expenses. The owner's or its designated agent's failure to post or mail or transmit the information contemplated in this section shall not relieve, and is not a condition precedent to, a claimant's obligation to record its notice of right in order to retain claimant's mechanic lien rights as to such property. (5) The owner, or its designated agent, shall not be liable to any claimant, or other person, for any error, omission, or inaccuracy in the content of the information provided and disclosed by the owner, or its designated agent, except as otherwise expressly provided in this section. If a claimant receives a copy of the notice of intended sale and a legal description of the subject property from the owner or its designated agent as contemplated in this section and the claimant relies in good faith upon the legal description and includes such legal description in a notice of rights as required in this section, and the claimant's notice of rights otherwise complies with the requirements of this section, then any such claimant's notice of rights shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this section, and such claimant's right to assert a mechanic's lien as to the subject residential real property shall be retained even if subsequently it is determined that such legal description is in error or inaccurate as to the subject residential real property. 12. The recording of a notice of rights shall not extend the time for filing a mechanic's lien as provided under section 429.080 . 13. A separate notice of rights shall be recorded for each lot or parcel of residential real property upon which the claimant performs its work. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the claimant from providing a notice of rights covering multiple lots in the same subdivision if common ownership of lots exists. If the claimant commences its work prior to the platting or subdivision of a tract of land comprising residential real property, the claimant is only required to record one notice of rights provided that the entire tract of land upon which any such lien is to be asserted is described in such notice of rights. 14. The claimant shall not be required to provide the notice required under section 429.100 , but compliance with the requirements of this section shall not relieve the claimant of its duty to comply with all other applicable sections of this chapter, except as specifically modified herein, in order to preserve, assert, and enforce its mechanic's lien rights. 15. For purposes of any mechanic's liens against residential real property only, a claimant satisfies the just and true account requirement contained in section 429.080 by providing the following information and documentation as part of its mechanic's lien claim filed with the clerk of the circuit court: (1) A photocopy of the file-stamped notice of rights and any renewals of notice of rights recorded by or identifying claimant; (2) The name and address of the person or entity which claimant contracted with to perform work on the property; (3) A copy of any contract or contracts, purchase order or orders, or proposal or proposals, hereinafter collectively referred to as agreements, and any agreed change orders or modifications to such agreement or agreements under which claimant performed its work on the property; (4) In the absence of any written agreement or agreements, a general description of the scope of work agreed to be performed by claimant on the property and the basis for payment for such work as agreed to by claimant and the contracting party; (5) All invoices submitted by claimant for its work on the property; (6) An accurate statement of account which shows all payments or credits against amounts otherwise due to claimant for the work performed on the property and the calculation or basis for the amount claimed by claimant in its mechanic's lien statement; and (7) The last date that claimant performed any work or labor upon, or provided any materials or equipment to, the property; (8) The claimant shall attach a file-stamped copy of his or her notice of rights to claimant's mechanic's lien statement if and when filed with the circuit clerk under section 429.080 . 16. To the extent that any error in the information contained in the claimant's notice of rights prejudices the owner, any lender, disbursing company, title insurance company, or subsequent purchaser of the property, the claimant's rights to assert a mechanic's lien shall be forfeited to the extent of the prejudice caused by such error. 17. A person having an interest in any residential real property against which a mechanic's lien has been filed may release such residential real property from any such mechanic's lien by: (1) Depositing in the office of the circuit clerk a sum of money, in cash or certified check, an irrevocable letter of credit, which may be secured, issued by a federally or state-chartered bank, savings and loan association or savings bank, referred to hereafter as a bank, authorized to and doing business in the state of Missouri, or a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do surety business in the state of Missouri and having a certificate of authority to do business with the United States government in accordance with 31 CFR Section 223.1, in an amount not less than one hundred fifty percent of the amount of the mechanic's lien being released; and (2) Recording with the recorder of deeds and filing with the circuit clerk a certificate of deposit signed by the circuit clerk which provides the following information: (a) Amount of money deposited, amount of the letter of credit deposited, or penal sum of the bond deposited, along with the name and address of the bank issuing the letter of credit or surety company issuing the bond, as well as a service address for the bank or surety company; (b) Name of claimant, number assigned to the mechanic's lien being released, and the amount of the mechanic's lien being released; (c) Legal description of the property against which the mechanic's lien was filed; (d) Name, address, and property interest of the person making the deposit of money, providing the letter of credit or providing the surety bond; and (e) A certification by the person making the deposit of money, providing the letter of credit, or providing the surety bond that they have mailed a copy of the certificate of deposit to the claimant at the address listed on the mechanic's lien being released, along with a copy of any letter of credit or bond deposited by said person. 18. Any surety bond deposited as substitute collateral shall obligate the surety company, to the extent of the penal sum of the bond, to pay any judgment entered under section 429.210 . 19. Any letter of credit deposited as substitute collateral shall obligate the issuing bank, to the extent of the amount of the letter of credit, to pay any judgment entered under section 429.210 . 20. Upon release of the residential real property from a mechanic's lien by the deposit of substitute collateral, the claimant's rights are transferred from the residential real property to the substitute collateral. 21. Upon determination of the amount of claimant's claim, if any, against the substitute collateral, the court shall either: (1) Order the circuit clerk to pay the claimant any sums awarded out of the deposited funds and release any remainder to the person or entity who made the cash deposit; (2) Order the bank to issue payment under the letter of credit for the awarded amount but not exceeding the amount of the letter of credit; (3) Render judgment against the surety company on the bond for the amount awarded up to but not exceeding the penal sum of the bond; or (4) Release the substitute collateral all as deemed appropriate by the court. 22. The deposit of substitute collateral and release of claimant's mechanic's lien shall not modify any aspect of the priority of claimant's interest, claimant's burden of proving compliance with the mechanic's lien statutes, or claimant's obligations with respect to enforcement of its mechanic's lien claim, including, but not limited to, time for filing suit to enforce and necessary parties to the suit to enforce. It is the intent only that the deposited substitute collateral shall be the ultimate source of any potential recovery by claimant instead of the funds generated by foreclosure of the residential real property. 23. A release of a mechanic's lien under the deposit of substitute collateral shall not relieve any claimant of potential liability for slander of title or otherwise due to the filing of claimant's mechanic's lien. 24. The surety company for any bond or the bank which issued the letter of credit deposited under this section shall be made a party to any mechanic's lien enforcement action with respect to any mechanic's lien released by the deposit of said bond or letter of credit. 25. Any claimant may waive its right to assert a mechanic's lien against residential real property by executing a partial or full waiver of mechanic's lien rights, whether conditioned upon receipt of payment or unconditional, provided that a waiver of mechanic's lien rights shall not be deemed or interpreted to waive or release mechanic's lien rights in exchange for a payment of less than the amount claimed due at that time unless such mechanic's lien waiver is an unconditional, final mechanic's lien waiver in compliance with this section. 26. An unconditional, final lien waiver is a complete and absolute waiver of any mechanic's lien rights against the residential real property described in the mechanic's lien waiver, including any rights which might otherwise arise from remedial or additional labor, services, or materials provided to the residential real property, or which might benefit the residential real property, under either an initial agreement or a supplemental agreement entered into by the same parties prior to the execution of the unconditional, final mechanic's lien waiver. 27. An unconditional, final mechanic's lien waiver shall only be valid if it is on a form that is substantially as follows: Claimant's legal name and the name, title or position, address, and telephone number of the person executing the unconditional final lien waiver on behalf of claimant shall be typed or legibly printed immediately above or below the signature, and the date that the document was signed shall be typed or legibly printed immediately adjacent to the signature. 28. A claimant executing an unconditional, final mechanic's lien waiver for less than full consideration shall be bound by such mechanic's lien waiver as it relates to any rights to assert a mechanic's lien against the property, but such mechanic's lien waiver shall not constitute a waiver or release of any other claim, remedy, or cause of action. 29. An unconditional, final mechanic's lien waiver meeting the requirements of this section is valid and enforceable as to claimant's mechanic's lien rights as to the property identified on the unconditional, final mechanic's lien waiver notwithstanding claimant's failure to receive any promised payment or other consideration. 30. Any claimant who has recorded a notice of rights and who has been paid in full for the work performed on the property shall timely execute an unconditional, final mechanic's lien waiver, shall not unreasonably withhold such a waiver when circumstances require prompt execution, and in no event shall fail to provide a waiver any later than five calendar days after claimant's receipt of a written request to do so by any person or entity. A claimant who fails or refuses timely to execute an unconditional, final lien waiver when such claimant has been paid in full for any labor, materials, services, or equipment supplied or used in the improvement to the property shall be presumed liable for slander of title and for any damages sustained as a result thereof, together with a statutory penalty of five hundred dollars. 31. The provisions of this section shall apply to any residential real property conveyance closing on or after November 1, 2010. (L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2058)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.020 Lien for street, sidewalk, sewer or pipeline adjacent to land.

429.020. Lien for street, sidewalk, sewer or pipeline adjacent to land. — Every mechanic or other person who shall do or perform any work or labor upon or furnish any material for the construction of any street, curb, sidewalk, sewerline, waterline, or other pipeline in front of, adjacent to, along or adjoining any lot, tract or parcel of land in any town, city or village, under or by virtue of any contract with the owner or proprietor of such lot, tract or parcel of land, or his agent, trustee, contractor or subcontractor, or without a contract if ordered by a city, town, village or county having a charter form of government to abate the conditions that caused a structure on that property to be deemed a dangerous building under local ordinances pursuant to section 67.410 , shall, upon complying with the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 , have a lien upon such lot, tract or parcel of land for his work or labor done, or material furnished. (RSMo 1939 § 3547, A.L. 1961 p. 341, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3157; 1919 § 7217; 1909 § 8213

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.030 Amount of property subject to lien.

429.030. Amount of property subject to lien. — The entire land, to the extent aforesaid, upon which any such building, erection or improvement is situated, or in front or alongside of which such street, curb, sidewalk, sewerline, waterline or other pipeline shall have been built, including as well that part of said land which is not covered with such building, erection or other improvement as that part thereof which is covered with the same, shall be subject to all liens created by sections 429.010 to 429.340 to the extent, and only to the extent, of all the right, title and interest owned therein by the owner or proprietor of such building, erection or improvement, and for whose immediate use or benefit the labor was done or the things furnished. (RSMo 1939 § 3548, A.L. 1961 p. 342) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3158; 1919 § 7218; 1909 § 8214

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.032 Partial release when lien is on multiple lots or tracts - mechanic's 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. — 1. When multiple lots, tracts or parcels are the subject of one mechanic's lien created by virtue of sections 429.010 to 429.340 , it shall be permissible for every mechanic or other person who has a lien upon such multiple lots, tracts or parcels to release one or more of the lots, tracts or parcels from the mechanic's lien. The lots, tracts or parcels released, and the amount of mechanic's lien debt attributable to such lot, tract or parcel so released shall be specified by the mechanic's lien claimant. 2. Whenever a mechanic's lien filed upon multiple lots, tracts or parcels is partially released as to one or more of the lots, tracts or parcels, it shall be the duty of the mechanic's lien claimant to acknowledge upon the record or the margin thereof, in the office of the clerk of the circuit court, the portion of the mechanic's lien debt that is satisfied and the lots, tracts or parcels which are being released. The acknowledgment shall be sufficient if filed with the clerk of the circuit court in the following form: PARTIAL RELEASE OF MECHANIC'S LIEN STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. COUNTY OF ) COMES NOW ______, (name of lien claimant) the lien claimant and does hereby partially release its mechanic's lien filed on ______, (date lien filed) and filed for record as lien number ______ (lien number or book and page numbers) The amount of the original mechanic's lien debt is $______. The amount of the original mechanic's lien debt which is now satisfied is $______. The lots, tracts or parcels which are being released are more fully described as follows: (Legal description of lots, tracts or parcels which are being released) __________________ Lien Claimant By ______ (Signature of authorized representative) (FOR INDIVIDUAL LIEN CLAIMANT) On this ______ day of ______, 20______, before me personally appeared ______, to me * known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he/she executed the same as his/her free act and deed. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal in the county and state aforesaid, the day and year first above written. __________________ Notary Public My commission expires: ______ OR (FOR CORPORATE LIEN CLAIMANT) On this ______ day of ______, 20______, before me personally appeared ______, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he is the ______ of ______, a Missouri corporation, and that the seal affixed to the foregoing corporation, and that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, and that said instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of said corporation by authority of its board of directors; and said ______ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal in the county and state aforesaid, the day and year first above written. __________________ Notary Public My commission expires: ______ (L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490 § 23) *Word "be" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.040 Buildings on same or adjacent lots.

429.040. Buildings on same or adjacent lots. — When the improvements consist of two or more buildings, united together and situated upon the same lot or contiguous lots, or separate buildings upon contiguous lots, or a continuous or connected sidewalk in front or alongside of contiguous lots, and erected under one general contract, it shall not be necessary to file a separate lien upon each building or lot for the work done or materials furnished in the erection of such improvements. (RSMo 1939 § 3579) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3189; 1919 § 7249; 1909 § 8237 (1960) Where petition of subcontractor alleged that work in paving and grading of street and driveways for twelve contiguous lots of land was all performed under one contract, that the general contractor engaged to construct the buildings on the various lots and alleged that the contiguous lots were owned by the present owners, it stated a cause of action for a mechanics' lien. Ladue Contracting Co. v. Land Development Co. (A.), 337 S.W.2d 578. (1960) Where one contract for plumbing was made for a large number of buildings in a subdivision on property owned by four different corporations but which was controlled by a fifth corporation and the lots were separated by streets, they were contiguous within the meaning of this section and therefore subject to the mechanics' lien law. Schwartz v. Shelby Const. Co. (Mo.), 338 S.W.2d 781. (1968) The words "erected under one general contract" as used in mechanics' lien statutes are not confined to a case where the whole of the buildings are to be completed under one contract, but include a contract to purchase all of the materials of a specified kind for the buildings. Stewart C.&M. Co. v. James H. Stanton Construction Co. (A.), 433 S.W.2d 76. (1969) Two tracts or two lots which have only one common corner are not "contiguous" within the meaning of this section. Stewart C.&M. Co. v. James H. Stanton Construction Co. (A.), 433 S.W.2d 76. (1971) Lots held not to be contiguous where private street separated them and contractor who began work after subdividing and building of street was not entitled to single mechanic's lien against all lots. United Lumber Co. v. Minmac Investment Co. (A.), 472 S.W.2d 630. (2001) Section is the exclusive avenue for filing a blanket lien covering more than one building or lot. Concrete Company of the Ozarks v. Catamount Ridge North, LLC, 63 S.W.3d 260 (Mo.App.S.D.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.050 Priority of lien - improvements removed when - exception.

429.050. Priority of lien — improvements removed when — exception. — The lien for the things aforesaid, or work, shall attach to the buildings, erections or improvements for which they were furnished or the work was done, in preference to any prior lien or encumbrance or mortgage upon the land upon which said buildings, erections, improvements or machinery have been erected or put; and any person enforcing such lien may have such buildings, erections or improvements sold under execution, and the purchaser may remove the same within a reasonable time thereafter; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be so construed as to allow any such sidewalk as is mentioned in sections 429.010 to 429.340 to be so sold under execution or so removed. (RSMo 1939 § 3549) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3159; 1919 § 7219; 1909 § 8215 (1972) This section applies only to new construction and does not apply to improvements or repairs of existing structures thus where prior mortgage was given upon land and an existing structure the mechanic's liens arising incident to improvement or repair of existing structure had no priority over mortgage; but by its actions in inducing lien claimants to furnish material and labor which were the basis of the liens, mortgagee bank waived and was estopped from asserting its priority and mechanic's lien claimants had paramount liens not only on improvements but also on land itself. Trout's Investments, Inc. v. Davis (Mo.), 482 S.W.2d 510. (1978) Statutes providing for priority of mechanic's lien over deed of trust did not violate due process rights of lender under the deed of trust. Westinghouse Electric Company v. Vann Realty Company (Mo.), 568 S.W.2d 777.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.060 Lien shall have precedence over subsequent encumbrances.

429.060. Lien shall have precedence over subsequent encumbrances. — The lien for work and materials as aforesaid shall be preferred to all other encumbrances which may be attached to or upon such buildings, bridges or other improvements, or the ground, or either of them, subsequent to the commencement of such buildings or improvements. (RSMo 1939 § 3553) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3163; 1919 § 7223; 1909 § 8219 (1967) A properly filed mechanic's lien dates from the visible commencement of actual operations on the ground for the erection of the building or the making of the improvement which makes it apparent that a building has been commenced or that an improvement is to be made, done with the intention and formed purpose to continue the work until completed. H. B. Deal Construction Co. v. Labor Discount Center, Inc. (Mo.), 418 S.W.2d 940. (1978) Statutes providing for priority of mechanic's lien over deed of trust did not violate due process rights of lender under the deed of trust. Westinghouse Electric Company v. Vann Realty Company (Mo.), 568 S.W.2d 777.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.070 Lien in case of licensed or leased property.

429.070. Lien in case of licensed or leased property. — 1. Every building, erection, improvement and plant erected or constructed, and all materials, fixtures, engines, boilers, pumps, belting, pulleys, shafting, machinery and other personal property furnished, or placed on licensed or leased lots or lands shall, regardless of whether or not the owner of the license or lease has the right thereunder to remove the same or other personal property from such licensed or leased premises during or at the end of the term thereof, be held for the debt contracted for on account of the same and also the licensed interest or leasehold term for such lot and land on which the same is placed or erected. 2. Every mechanic, person or corporation who shall erect or construct any building, plant, improvement, or erection, or who shall furnish any material, fixture, engine, boiler, pump, belting, pulley, shafting, machinery or other personal property upon either licensed or leased lots or lands under or by virtue of any contract or account with the owner or proprietor of the license or lease or with his or its agent, or without a contract if ordered by a city, town, village or county having a charter form of government to abate the conditions that caused a structure on that property to be deemed a dangerous building under local ordinances pursuant to section 67.410 , upon complying with the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 , shall have a lien upon such building, plant, improvement, erection, and also upon such materials, fixtures, engines, boilers, pumps, belting, pulleys, shafting, machinery and such other personal property and also upon the license or lease on such lots or lands to the full extent of the number of acres or lots held under such license or lease by the owner thereof, and regardless of whether or not the owner of such license or lease has the right thereunder to remove either during or at the end of the term thereof such building, plant, improvement, erection, materials, fixtures, engines, boilers, pumps, belting, pulleys, shafting or machinery or other personal property thereon. 3. Every mechanic, person or corporation who shall do or perform any work or labor upon or repair any fixture, engine, boiler, pump, belting, pulley, shafting, machinery or other personal property belonging to a licensee or lessee and located upon either licensed or leased lots shall have for his work or labor done in repairing such personal property of the lessee or licensee, a lien upon such fixtures, engines, boilers, pumps, belting, pulleys, shafting, machinery or other personal property belonging to the lessee. 4. In case the licensee or lessee shall have forfeited his license or lease, the purchaser of the buildings, plants, erections, improvements, materials, fixtures, engines, boilers, pumps, belting, pulleys, shafting, machinery or other personal property and licensed interest or leasehold term or so much thereof as remains unexpired under the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 shall be held to be the assignee of such licensed interest or leasehold term and as such shall be entitled to pay to the licensor or lessors all arrears of rents or other money, interest and costs due under said license or lease unless the licensor or lessor shall have regained possession of the licensed, or leasehold land, or obtained judgment for the possession thereof on account of the noncompliance by the licensee or lessee with the terms of the license or lease prior to the commencement of the buildings, erections, plants, or improvements erected or constructed prior to the time the materials, fixtures, engines, boilers, pumps, belting, pulleys, shafting, machinery or other personal property is furnished, or placed thereon, in which case the purchaser of the buildings, erections, plants, improvements, materials, fixtures, engines, boilers, pumps, belting, pulleys, shafting, machinery or other personal property shall have the right to remove the same within sixty days after the purchase thereof, and the owner of the ground shall receive the rent due to him payable out of the proceeds of the sale, according to the terms of the license or lease, down to the time of removing the building, erections, plants, improvements, materials, fixtures, engines, boilers, pumps, belting, pulleys, shafting, machinery or other personal property. (RSMo 1939 § 3550, A. 1949 S.B. 1120, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3160; 1919 § 7220; 1909 § 8216

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.080 Lien filed with circuit clerk, when.

429.080. Lien filed with circuit clerk, when. — It shall be the duty of every original contractor, every journeyman and day laborer, including persons who use rented machinery or equipment in performing such work or labor, and every other person seeking to obtain the benefit of the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 , within six months after the indebtedness shall have accrued, or, with respect to rental equipment or machinery rented to others, then, within sixty days after the date the last of the rental equipment or machinery was last removed from the property, to file with the clerk of the circuit court of the proper county a just and true account of the demand due him or them after all just credits have been given, which is to be a lien upon such building or other improvements, and a true description of the property, or so near as to identify the same, upon which the lien is intended to apply, with the name of the owner or contractor, or both, if known to the person filing the lien, which shall, in all cases, be verified by the oath of himself or some credible person for him. (RSMo 1939 § 3551, A.L. 1986 H.B. 942, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 320, A.L. 2007 S.B. 302) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3161; 1919 § 7221; 1909 § 8217 CROSS REFERENCE: Liens on property, where filed in Kaw township, Jackson County, 478.483 (1953) Supervisor of construction and carpenter employed directly by owners and paid at hourly rate, and supplier of material under contract with owners held original contractors under this section so as to permit filing of account within six months. E. C. Robinson Lumber Co. v. Baugher (A.), 258 S.W.2d 259. (1954) Lien account of subcontractor stated in a lump sum and not itemized held not sufficient to establish lien against owner. Mississippi Woodworking Co. v. Maher (A.), 273 S.W.2d 753. (1956) Lien statement or account must be introduced in evidence or otherwise made part of the record before appellate court can consider it as supporting judgment. Wilson v. Berning (A.), 293 S.W.2d 151. (1962) Lien statement of account of supplier of prefabricated house, under a contract with developer and builder of houses who was the owner of land involved, which stated the lump sum due for "materials for final erection" was sufficient. Wadsworth Homes, Inc. v. Woodridge Corporation (A.), 358 S.W.2d 288. (1962) It was a question for jury to determine whether contractor who dealt with individual purporting to act for corporation to be formed in future, and for person who held title of tract which corporation was to develop, dealt with owner and was therefore original contractor and entitled to file lien account within six months after indebtedness accrued. Vasquez v. Village Center, Inc. (Mo.), 362 S.W.2d 588. (1963) Lien statement was sufficient which had attached invoice copies covering each item comprising the demand with a unit price for each item and the total price, as statute does not require itemization of payments made for other materials ordered on the same job. Continental Electric Co. v. Ebco, Inc. (A.), 365 S.W.2d 746. (1963) The intentional inclusion in lien account filed of nonlienable cash advance of $1900, entered as "advance labor", made the account unjust and untrue and vitiated the entire lien. Putnam v. Heathman (A.), 367 S.W.2d 823. (1968) The time period for the filing of a mechanic's lien cannot be extended or waived. George F. Robertson Plastering Co. v. Altman (Mo.), 430 S.W.2d 169. (1972) Lien statement of subcontractor, which commingled unfurnished and nonlienable items with others and was stated in a lump sum, was not "a just and true account" and since subcontractor utterly failed burden to demonstrate that the excessive account resulted from inadvertence and mistake, he was not as matter of law entitled to a lien against the property in any sum and it was error for trial judge to submit the issue to jury. Bremer v. Mohr (A.), 478 S.W.2d 14. (1977) Held, an amount listed simply as "agreement for extras" which was based on an oral agreement made outside the written contract does not comply with the statutory requirement and will not establish a lien. Malott Electric Co. v. Bryan Enterprises, Inc. (A.), 549 S.W.2d 558. 1977) Held, statement of account which listed invoice numbers was not sufficient to meet statutory requirements even though invoices with itemized information were made available in court. Bernard v. Merrick (A.), 549 S.W.2d 561. (1978) Original contractor within meaning of this section refers to what contractor is to do, and is not determined upon the characterization of the terms "contractor" and "subcontractor" in the contract. Home Building Corporation v. Ventura Corporation (Mo.), 568 S.W.2d 769. (1992) Mechanic's lien law is remedial in nature and is to be liberally construed. Although a claimant must substantially comply with the statute in order to secure its benefits, the description of the property need not be letter perfect. When the rights of third parties are not involved, the description need only be sufficient to enable one familiar with the locality to identify the premises intended to be covered by the lien. Breckenridge Material v. Byrnesville Construction Co., Inc., 842 S.W.2d 551 (Mo. App. E.D.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.090 Abstract of lien by clerk.

429.090. Abstract of lien by clerk. — It shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court to endorse upon every account the date of its filing, and maintain an abstract thereof, containing the date of its filing, the name of the person seeking to enforce the lien, the amount claimed, the name of the person against whose property the lien is filed, and a description of the property charged with the same. (RSMo 1939 § 3552, A.L. 1990 S.B. 808 & 672, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3162; 1919 § 7222; 1909 § 8218 Effective 7-01-97

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.100 Notification by subcontractors and others.

429.100. Notification by subcontractors and others. — Every person except the original contractor, who may wish to avail himself of the benefit of the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 , shall give ten days' notice before the filing of the lien, as herein required, to the owner, owners or agent, or either of them, that he holds a claim against such building or improvement, setting forth the amount and from whom the same is due. Such notice may be served by any officer authorized by law to serve process in civil actions, or by any person who would be a competent witness. When served by an officer, his official return endorsed thereon shall be proof thereof, and when served by any other person, the fact of such service shall be verified by affidavit of the person so serving. (RSMo 1939 § 3565) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3175; 1919 § 7235; 1909 § 8231 (1964) The ten-day notice provision of this section does not reduce the four-month provision of 429.080 to a lesser period of time. Continental Casualty Co. v. Allsop Lumber Co., 336 F.2d 445. (1975) "Original contractor" is one who contracts to furnish labor or materials with the then owner of the property. J.R. Meade Co. v. Forward Const. Co. (A.), 526 S.W.2d 21. (1978) Original contractor within meaning of this section refers to what contractor is to do, and is not determined upon the characterization of the terms "contractor" and "subcontractor" in the contract. Home Building Corporation v. Ventura Corporation (Mo.), 568 S.W.2d 769.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.110 When owner nonresident - notice, how given.

429.110. When owner nonresident — notice, how given. — Whenever property is sought to be charged with a lien under sections 429.010 to 429.340 , and the owner of the property so sought to be charged shall not be a resident of this state, or shall have no agent in the county in which said property is situate, or when such owner shall be a resident of the state, but conceals himself, or has absconded, or absents himself from his usual place of abode, so that the notice required by section 429.100 cannot be served upon him, then, and in every such case, such notice may be recorded with the recorder of deeds of the county in which such property is situate, and when recorded shall have like effect as if served upon such owner or his agent in the manner contemplated by section 429.100 . Such notice shall be accompanied by an applicable fee for recording and shall be taxed as costs in any lien suit to which the same pertains, to abide the result of the suit. (RSMo 1939 § 3566, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1643) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3176; 1919 § 7236; 1909 § 8232 (1956) Evidence to establish circumstances prescribed by this section is necessary to judgment where notice required by § 429.100 is not given. Hertel Electric Co. v. Gabriel (A.), 292 S.W.2d 95.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.120 Satisfaction to be filed, when.

429.120. Satisfaction to be filed, when. — Whenever any debt, which is a lien upon any building or other improvement, shall be paid or satisfied, the creditor, if required, shall file an acknowledgment of such satisfaction with the clerk of the circuit court. (RSMo 1939 § 3563, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3173; 1919 § 7233; 1909 § 8229 Effective 7-01-97

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.130 Penalty for refusing to satisfy.

429.130. Penalty for refusing to satisfy. — If any creditor refuse to enter satisfaction within ten days after payment and request, as aforesaid, he shall be liable to any person injured, to the amount of such injury and cost of suit. (RSMo 1939 § 3564) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3174; 1919 § 7234; 1909 § 8230

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.140 Duty of contractor when others file lien.

429.140. Duty of contractor when others file lien. — In all cases where a lien shall be filed under the provisions of sections 429.010 to 429.340 by any person other than a contractor, it shall be the duty of the contractor to defend any action brought thereupon, at his own expense; and, during the pendency of such action, the owner may withhold from the contractor the amount of money for which such lien shall be filed; and in case of judgment against the owner or his property upon the lien, he shall be entitled to deduct from any amount due by him to the contractor the amount of such judgment and costs, and, if he shall have settled with the contractor in full, shall be entitled to recover back from the contractor any amount so paid by the owner for which the contractor was originally the party liable. (RSMo 1939 § 3567) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3177; 1919 § 7237; 1909 § 8233

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.150 Who construed as owner or proprietor.

429.150. Who construed as owner or proprietor. — Every person, including all cestui que trust, for whose immediate use, enjoyment or benefit any building, erection or improvement shall be made, shall be included by the words "owner or proprietor" thereof under sections 429.010 to 429.340 , not excepting such as may be minors over the age of eighteen years, or married women. (RSMo 1939 § 3568) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3178; 1919 § 7238; 1909 § 8234 (1974) Held that a trustee in a deed of trust is not an "owner" under this section and is not entitled to notice. The H.B. Deal, Nelle Plumbing and Boyer cases not to be followed. R. L. Sweet Lumber Co., v. E.L. Lane Inc. (Mo.), 513 S.W.2d 365.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.160 Assignment of mechanics' liens - rights of assignee.

429.160. Assignment of mechanics' liens — rights of assignee. — Any two or more persons having filed in the clerk's office mechanics' liens may assign to each other or to any other person all their right, title and interest in and to such mechanics' liens, and the assignee thereof may bring suit in his name and enforce all such assigned liens as fully as if the same had not been assigned. (RSMo 1939 § 3615, A. 1949 S.B. 1120) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3225; 1919 § 7285; 1909 § 8266

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.170 Actions commenced in six months.

429.170. Actions commenced in six months. — All actions under sections 429.010 to 429.340 shall be commenced within six months after filing the lien, and prosecuted without unnecessary delay to final judgment; and no lien shall continue to exist by virtue of the provisions of said sections, for more than six months after the lien shall be filed, unless within that time an action shall be instituted thereon, as herein prescribed. (RSMo 1939 § 3562, A.L. 1959 S.B. 257 & 295) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3172; 1919 § 7232; 1909 § 8228 (1953) Where lien appears of record, the timely filing of a suit to enforce same may be treated as a cross bill to a previously filed equitable lien action and should be consolidated with such action on application or on court's own motion. E. C. Robinson Lumber Co. v. Baugher (A.), 258 S.W.2d 259. (1954) Where contract for machines to be attached to realty was made with one corporation which was later dissolved and machines thereunder were delivered to and accepted by another corporation having same name, suit for mechanic's lien timely filed against first corporation which was not then in existence held timely. Drew's Hdw. & App. Co. v. Willis Housing Projects (A.), 268 S.W.2d 596. (1956) Where ninetieth day for filing mechanic's lien occurred on Decoration Day, May 30, which was Sunday, the time for filing under § 506.060 was extended until Tuesday, June 1, because Monday became the holiday under § 9.010. Hermann v. Dixon (A.), 285 S.W.2d 716. (1963) Where both the property owner and subcontractor were made parties defendant in action to establish and enforce materialman's lien and petition was filed and process issued within six months' period, suit was timely although service was not had on subcontractor within six months' period. Continental Electric Co. v. Ebco (A.), 365 S.W.2d 746. (1964) In suit in equity to enforce mechanic's lien where another lien claimant filed application asking for order joining claimant as party defendant and filed no further pleading, application was not timely commencement of action as required by sections 429.170 and 429.310 to preserve claimant's lien. Truog v. Elbel Construction Co. (A.), 374 S.W.2d 612. (1964) Although action to enforce lien was commenced within statutory period, materialman's unexcused neglect for a period in excess of the period of limitation after first summons was issued against necessary party and returned unserved to request issuance of alias summons was fatal to the action. Continental Electric Co. v. Ebco, Inc. (Mo.), 375 S.W.2d 134.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.180 Pleadings as in other civil cases.

429.180. Pleadings as in other civil cases. — The pleadings, practice, process and other proceedings in cases arising under sections 429.010 to 429.340 shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions and proceedings in circuit courts, except as herein otherwise provided. The petition, among other things, shall allege the facts necessary for securing a lien under said sections, and shall contain a description of the property charged therewith. (RSMo 1939 § 3554) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3164; 1919 § 7224; 1909 § 8220 (1956) While inaccurate, loose or general descriptions of property against which a lien is claimed have been declared sufficient, the judgment must accurately describe the land subject to the lien. Hertel Electric Co. v. Gabriel (A.), 292 S.W.2d 95.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.190 Who may be made parties.

429.190. Who may be made parties. — In all suits under sections 429.010 to 429.340 the parties to the contract shall, and all other persons interested in the matter in controversy or in the property charged with the lien may be made parties, but such as are not made parties shall not be bound by any such proceedings. (RSMo 1939 § 3555) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3165; 1919 § 7225; 1909 § 8221 (1959) Where straw party holding legal title to realty was party but real owner who contracted for repair of boiler was not a party to action under mechanic's lien law, court did not acquire jurisdiction of subject matter of action. Simon Devine Welding Co. v. Kuhn (A.), 329 S.W.2d 249. (1962) In action against corporation to have real estate impressed with mechanic's lien for balance due for work performed under contract made with corporation's vendor where evidence showed the corporation ratified and adopted the contract, the corporation's vendors were not necessary parties to the action. Vasquez v. Village Center, Inc. (Mo.), 362 S.W.2d 588.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.200 Personal representative made party, when.

429.200. Personal representative made party, when. — In case of the death of any of the parties specified in section 429.190 , whether before or after suit brought, the personal representative of such deceased party shall be made plaintiff or defendant, as the case may require, and it shall not be necessary to make the heirs or devisees of such deceased persons parties to the suit; but if there is no personal representative of such deceased person, then his heirs or devisees may be made parties, and if any of the heirs or devisees are minors under the age of eighteen years, their guardians or conservators of their estates shall be made parties with them; but if such minors shall have no guardians or conservators of their estates, the court in which the suit is pending shall appoint guardians ad litem for them in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as guardians ad litem are appointed in proceedings for partition of real estate, and the judgment and proceedings of such court in any such suits shall be as binding on such minors as if they were over the age of eighteen years. (RSMo 1939 § 3556, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3166; 1919 § 7226; 1909 § 8222

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.210 The judgment.

429.210. The judgment. — 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 enter in his account filed the full amount of credits to which the debtor may be entitled. (RSMo 1939 § 3557) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3167; 1919 § 7227; 1909 § 8223 (1967) Interest is includable in any mechanic's lien judgment, including those situations where the owner is not in privity with the contractor. Mid-West Engineering and Construction Co. v. Campagna (Mo.), 421 S.W.2d 229.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.220 Judgment by default.

429.220. Judgment by default. — Judgment by default shall be rendered against every defendant who, after being summoned or notified according to law, shall not appear and plead within the time allowed in ordinary civil actions. (RSMo 1939 § 3558) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3168; 1919 § 7228; 1909 § 8224

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.230 Judgment on constructive notice.

429.230. Judgment on constructive notice. — When the debtor has not been served with summons according to law, and has not appeared, but has been lawfully notified by publication, the judgment, if for the plaintiff, shall be that he recover the amount of the indebtedness found to be due, and costs of suit, to be levied of the property charged with the lien therefor, which said property shall be correctly described in said judgment. (RSMo 1939 § 3559) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3169; 1919 § 7229; 1909 § 8225

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.240 Judgment on personal service.

429.240. Judgment on personal service. — When the debtor has been served with summons according to law, or appears to the action without service, the judgment, if for the plaintiff, shall be against such debtor as in ordinary cases, with the addition that if no sufficient property of the debtor can be found to satisfy such judgment and costs of suit, then the residue thereof be levied as provided in section 429.230 . (RSMo 1939 § 3560) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3170; 1919 § 7230; 1909 § 8226

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.250 The execution.

429.250. The execution. — The execution to be issued shall be a special fieri facias, and shall be in conformity with the judgment, and such writ shall be returnable as ordinary executions; and the advertisement, sale and conveyance of real or personal estate under the same shall be made as under ordinary executions. (RSMo 1939 § 3561) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3171; 1919 § 7231; 1909 § 8227

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.260 Proceeds divided pro rata, when.

429.260. Proceeds divided pro rata, when. — The liens for work and labor done or things furnished, as specified in sections 429.010 to 429.340 , shall be upon an equal footing, without reference to the date of filing the account or lien; and in all cases where a sale shall be ordered and the property sold, which may be described in any account or lien, the proceeds arising from such sale, when not sufficient to discharge in full all the liens against the same without reference to the date of filing the account or lien, shall be paid pro rata on the respective liens; provided, such account or liens shall have been filed and suit brought as provided by said sections. (RSMo 1939 § 3569) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3179; 1919 § 7239; 1909 § 8235

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.270 Enforcement and adjudication of rights of several lienors in equitable ...

429.270. Enforcement and adjudication of rights of several lienors in equitable action — procedure. — Any and all liens in sections 429.010 to 429.340 provided for may be adjudicated and determined and the rights of all parties interested in the same and in the property and of any of the property against which the same is claimed may be adjudicated, determined and enforced in one action which may be brought by any such lien claimant after the statement for such lien is filed in the office of the clerk of court, as herein provided, or such action may be brought by any owner or lessee of the property or any of it to be affected, or mortgagee or holder of any other encumbrance thereon. Such action shall be an equitable action for the purpose of determining the various rights, interest and liens of the various mechanics' lien claimants and claimants of other liens and owner of any interest in or leasehold upon said property and for enforcing the rights of any and all such persons in, to or against the property, being the lands and buildings and either of the same and for sale of such property, land and buildings or either of the same and for marshalling and distribution of the proceeds thereof among the parties according to their respective legal and equitable rights therein. Such action shall be an equitable action for the purpose of determining, establishing and enforcing the various and respective rights of the parties thereto and for the purpose of marshaling, applying and distributing the proceeds of the sale of such property that may be ordered and decreed in said action. (RSMo 1939 § 3570) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3180; 1919 § 7240 (1967) Architects not entitled to mechanic's lien on building for preparation of plans and specifications. Henges Co. v. Doctor's North-Roads Building, Inc., 409 S.W.2d 489.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.280 Parties to equitable action.

429.280. Parties to equitable action. — 1. All persons claiming any lien or encumbrance upon, and all persons having any rights in or against and all owners and lessees of said property to be affected and any of it, all as may be disclosed by the proper public records, shall be made parties to said action and parties whose interests are divers may join as plaintiffs therein, but if they do not join as plaintiffs, then they shall be made defendants. 2. Any person, lien claimant or other having any rights in, to, against or upon said property and any of it whose rights are not disclosed at the time of bringing said action by the proper record, shall be bound by the proceedings, orders and judgments in said actions, but any such person shall be entitled upon application to the court to be made a party to said action at any time before final disposition by the final judgment of the court therein of the proceeds of said property and shall be entitled according to their respective rights to participate in the proceeds of the sale of such property and any of it, as the same may be thereafter received or then remain under the jurisdiction of the court. 3. If at the commencement of said action any person whose rights are disclosed by the record is omitted as a party, he may thereafter be made party to said action either upon his own application or upon the application of any other party to said action or by the court of its own motion. 4. If any party to said action shall die or cease to exist during the pendency of said action before the judgment or order of sale therein of said property, then the proper representatives, either administrator or other proper successor in right, shall be substituted by order of the court upon motion and notice of motion without formal revivor of said action. (RSMo 1939 § 3571) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3181; 1919 § 7241

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.290 Equitable action exclusive of other remedies.

429.290. Equitable action exclusive of other remedies. — After any such equitable action is commenced, the same shall be exclusive of other remedies for the enforcement of mechanics' liens, but until such action is brought, the other remedies provided for in sections 429.010 to 429.340 shall remain and exist. And the procedure in any such equitable action, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be governed by the law and rules of procedure in civil actions generally. (RSMo 1939 § 3576) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3186; 1919 § 7246 (1953) Where lien appears of record, the timely filing of a suit to enforce same may be treated as a cross bill to a previously filed equitable lien action and should be consolidated with such action on application or on court's own motion. E. C. Robinson Lumber Co. v. Baugher (A.), 258 S.W.2d 259.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.300 Other actions stayed when equitable action brought.

429.300. Other actions stayed when equitable action brought. — The equitable action above provided for shall be brought in the proper court of record regardless of the amount claimed by the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such action, and all other suits that may have been brought on any mechanic's lien claim or demand shall be stayed and no further prosecuted, and the parties in any such other suit shall be made parties to such equitable action as in the foregoing sections provided, and any costs rightfully accrued in behalf of any lien claimant in any such other action shall be and become a part of the lien claim of such party. After the institution of such equitable action no separate suit shall be brought upon any mechanic's lien or claim against said property, or any of it, but the rights of all persons shall be adjusted, adjudicated and enforced in such equitable suit. (RSMo 1939 § 3573) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3183; 1919 § 7243 (1952) Where supplier of steel for housing project filed suit for equitable mechanic's lien in Jackson county, subsequent equity action filed by party to such mechanic's lien suit against plaintiff therein which involved same transactions should be dismissed. State ex rel. G. Lakes Steel Corp. v. Sartorius (Mo.), 249 S.W.2d 853.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.310 Time suits deemed commenced.

429.310. Time suits deemed commenced. — Any answer, or other pleading, or motion, or entry of appearance followed by pleading in due course, filed or made in any such equitable action by any mechanic's lien claimant, within six months after the preliminary statement for the lien of such claimant has been filed in the proper office therefor, as required by law, or, when filed, or made, at the time required by law on a summons in such equitable action, issued before or within such six-months' period within which suits on mechanics' liens including this equitable action are required to be commenced, provided such equitable action is still pending, shall be deemed a commencement of an action by such mechanic's lien claimant. (RSMo 1939 § 3577, A.L. 1959 S.B. 257 & 295) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3187; 1919 § 7247 (1956) Where subcontractor, after filing notice of lien and statement and obtaining judgment against property owners, filed his answer and cross petition in equitable action brought against general contractor and others, all within 90 days after notice filed, he was entitled to lien although his amended answer was not filed within 90 days. Dierks & Sons Lbr. Co. v. McSorley (A.), 289 S.W.2d 164. (1964) In suit in equity to enforce mechanic's lien where another lien claimant filed application asking for order joining claimant as party defendant and filed no further pleading, application was not timely commencement of action as required by sections 429.170 and 429.310 to preserve claimant's lien. Truog v. Elbel Construction Co. (A.), 374 S.W.2d 612.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.320 Appointment of referee by court, when - jury trials.

429.320. Appointment of referee by court, when — jury trials. — At the instance of any party to said action the court may appoint a referee to hear and report the evidence and to make conclusions and findings of fact and law therein and to report the same to the court for its further action thereon, and the court may confirm and approve said report in full or in parts and may modify the same and make other findings from the evidence reported as may be just and proper and render judgment accordingly. The court shall not appoint in any such equitable action any referee of its own motion. And in any such action the court may, if it deem the parties entitled thereto, or in its discretion submit any issue upon any separate claim or demand to a jury, and any two or more of such issues may in the discretion of the court be submitted to one jury or the court may submit separately such issues to a jury and shall be bound by the findings of the jury thereon in the further proceedings in said cause, subject to the power of the court to grant new trial of such issues. (RSMo 1939 § 3575) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3185; 1919 § 7245

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.330 No equitable action in case of one lien.

429.330. No equitable action in case of one lien. — This equitable action shall not apply to instances in which there is only one mechanic's lien claimed against the property and any of it, but in any suit thereon the court shall determine the respective priorities as between such mechanic's lien and any other lien or encumbrance and enforce the same accordingly. (RSMo 1939 § 3572) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3182; 1919 § 7242

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.340 Enforcement of decree ordering sale of property.

429.340. Enforcement of decree ordering sale of property. — Upon sale and execution of deed for the property sold in such equitable action, either by special commissioner appointed to make said sale or by the sheriff or successor of such commissioner or sheriff, the court may order delivery of possession of the premises sold to the purchaser at such sale and enforce such order by writ of assistance or other proper process against all persons to said action and all persons bound thereby, including those whose interests did not appear of record at the commencement of said action and all persons becoming interested in said property or obtaining possession thereof after the commencement of said action, which shall be the filing of the petition therein. And the court shall have full power and jurisdiction to speed said action and require service of process to be obtained speedily upon all parties therein at the instance of any party either plaintiff or defendant in said action or of its own motion. (RSMo 1939 § 3574) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3184; 1919 § 7244

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.350 Enforcement of mechanics' liens by associate circuit judge.

429.350. Enforcement of mechanics' liens by associate circuit judge. — Associate circuit judges may exercise jurisdiction without special assignment in all actions brought to enforce mechanics' liens when the amount or balance claimed to be due does not exceed the monetary jurisdiction which associate circuit judges may exercise in ordinary civil actions without special assignment. (RSMo 1939 § 2925, A.L. 1945 p. 1080, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2539; 1919 § 3087; 1909 § 7749 Effective 1-02-79

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.360 Suits for foreclosure, process, procedure - same as other civil suits.

429.360. Suits for foreclosure, process, procedure — same as other civil suits. — The process, practice and procedure, including applications for trial de novo, in suits to enforce mechanics' liens which are heard by an associate circuit judge without special assignment shall be as nearly as practicable the same as provided in other civil suits heard by associate circuit judges. When a case is specially assigned to an associate circuit judge to hear upon a record, the process, practice and procedure, including appeals, shall be the same as if the case was being heard by a circuit judge. (RSMo 1939 § 2926, A.L. 1945 p. 1080, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2540; 1919 § 3088; 1909 § 7750 Effective 1-02-79

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.440 Lien on railroad property for work, labor, materials.

429.440. Lien on railroad property for work, labor, materials. — All persons who shall do any work or labor in constructing or improving the roadbed, rolling stock, station houses, depots, bridges or culverts of any railroad company, incorporated under the laws of this state, or owning or operating a railroad within this state, and all persons who shall furnish ties, fuel, bridges or material to such railroad company, shall have for the work done and labor performed, and for the materials furnished, a lien upon the roadbed, station houses, depots, bridges, rolling stock, real estate and improvements of such railroad, upon complying with the provisions herein mentioned; provided, such work and labor is performed, and such materials are furnished, under and in pursuance of a contract with such railroad company, its agents, contractors, subcontractors, lessees, trustees, or construction company, organized for the uses and purposes of such railroad company, or having in charge the building, construction or improvement of such railroad, or any part thereof. (RSMo 1939 § 3591) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3201; 1919 § 7261; 1909 § 8249

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.450 Such lien to have precedence over other encumbrances.

429.450. Such lien to have precedence over other encumbrances. — The lien aforesaid shall attach to the buildings, erections, improvements, roadbed and property mentioned from the date of the commencement of such work and labor, or from the time such materials were furnished or delivered, and shall be prior to all mortgages or encumbrances placed upon the property affected by this lien subsequent to the passage of this law. (RSMo 1939 § 3592) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3202; 1919 § 7262; 1909 § 8250

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.460 Account and claim of lien filed with circuit clerk, when - copy served.

429.460. Account and claim of lien filed with circuit clerk, when — copy served. — It shall be the duty of all persons claiming the benefit of such lien, within ninety days next after the completion of the work, or after the materials are furnished, to file in the office of the circuit clerk of any county through which said railroad is located a just and true account of the amount due after all just credits have been given, which account shall state the amount claimed as due, the general nature of the work, amount of labor performed or of materials furnished, the dates when the work was done and when materials were furnished, and the place or places at which said labor and work was performed or said materials were furnished, the name or names of the parties with whom the contract for said work or furnishing said materials was made, and also the name of the railroad against which said lien is intended to apply; and it shall be the duty of all persons claiming said lien, within said ninety days, to serve a copy of the above account on the person or corporation owning or operating or having charge of said road or of the property to which said lien attaches, which said copy of account may be served in the same manner as now provided by law for the service of summons on corporations. (RSMo 1939 § 3593) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3203; 1919 § 7263; 1909 § 8251

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.470 Lien abstracts, contents - duties of clerk.

429.470. Lien abstracts, contents — duties of clerk. — It shall be the duty of the circuit clerk to endorse upon every account the date of its filing, and maintain an abstract thereof, containing the date of its filing, the name of the person seeking to enforce the lien, the amount claimed, and the name of the railroad against which the lien is filed; and it shall be the duty of circuit clerks in whose office such accounts and liens may be filed, within five days thereafter, to forward to the secretary of state a true copy of said accounts and liens and judgments rendered thereon by the circuit courts in which the case has been tried. (RSMo 1939 § 3594, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3204; 1919 § 7264; 1909 § 8252

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.480 Secretary of state to file lien in his office.

429.480. Secretary of state to file lien in his office. — It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to file in his office such accounts and liens when received, and to prepare and keep in his office a book in which shall be entered an abstract of all accounts and liens filed as aforesaid, which abstract shall be so arranged and indexed as to show, in a convenient form, the names of all parties claiming liens, the amount claimed by each, the railroad to which the same applies, the date of filing, and if discharged, when the same was done. (RSMo 1939 § 3595) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3205; 1919 § 7265; 1909 § 8253

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.490 Satisfaction filed, when.

429.490. Satisfaction filed, when. — Whenever any debt, which is a lien upon any building or other improvement, shall be paid and satisfied, the creditor, if required, shall file an acknowledgment of such satisfaction with the clerk of the circuit court, which satisfaction shall be certified by the clerk to the secretary of state within ten days after the same has been entered upon the records in his office; and the clerks of the circuit courts and the secretary of state shall receive as full compensation for services performed by them as is provided for under this chapter for mechanics' liens. (RSMo 1939 § 3604, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3214; 1919 § 7274; 1909 § 8262

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.500 Refusal of parties to satisfy - penalty.

429.500. Refusal of parties to satisfy — penalty. — If any creditor refuse to enter satisfaction within ten days after payment and request as aforesaid, he shall be liable to any person injured to the amount of such injury and costs of suit. (RSMo 1939 § 3605) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3215; 1919 § 7275; 1909 § 8263

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.510 Limitations of subcontractor's lien by his contract.

429.510. Limitations of subcontractor's lien by his contract. — In all cases arising under the provisions of sections 429.440 to 429.540 , where notice of lien shall be filed by a subcontractor for work and labor performed, or materials furnished, such subcontractor, in case of suit brought to enforce said lien, shall not be entitled to recover, as against the corporation or individual owning the property to which the lien applies, at any greater rate for the work and labor performed, or materials furnished, than was agreed upon between said corporation or individual and the original contractor for doing said work or furnishing the materials. (RSMo 1939 § 3607) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3217; 1919 § 7277; 1909 § 8265

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.520 Actions to enforce lien, how conducted - nature of judgment.

429.520. Actions to enforce lien, how conducted — nature of judgment. — Except as otherwise provided in sections 429.440 to 429.540 , all actions to enforce any lien under section 429.440 , shall be governed in all respects by sections 429.170 to 429.250 which relate to actions for the enforcement of mechanics' liens; but no personal judgment shall be rendered for the amount of the indebtedness for which the lien is prosecuted in any such action except as against such defendants as might be sued thereon in an ordinary action at law. (RSMo 1939 § 3599, A. 1949 S.B. 1120) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3209; 1919 § 7269; 1909 § 8257

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.530 Who shall be parties to suit.

429.530. Who shall be parties to suit. — Any person or corporation owning or operating the railroad to which said liens may apply shall, in each instance, be made a party defendant in all suits for enforcing said liens; but it shall not be necessary to make the party with whom the contract was made for doing the work and labor, or for furnishing of material, a party defendant in such suit; but such party or parties may, at the option of the plaintiff, be made parties defendant, in which case process may be awarded and served as other writs of summons in any county in this state. (RSMo 1939 § 3597) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3207; 1919 § 7267; 1909 § 8255

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.540 Proceeds, when distributed pro rata.

429.540. Proceeds, when distributed pro rata. — In all cases where judgments have been rendered and a sale has been ordered, and the property sold to which said liens attach, the proceeds arising from such sale, if not sufficient to discharge all the liens on which judgments have been rendered before such sale shall be made, shall be distributed pro rata upon such judgments as if the filing of the said liens had been all the same date; and when such judgments have been by such sales or otherwise wholly or partially paid, and satisfied, the clerks shall enter upon the records the amount or amounts so paid, with a correct description of the real property sold, and within the time and in like manner certify the same to the secretary of state, as heretofore provided. (RSMo 1939 § 3606) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3216; 1919 § 7276; 1909 § 8264

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.550 Railroad liable to subcontractors, laborers, when.

429.550. Railroad liable to subcontractors, laborers, when. — Whenever any contractor for the construction of any part of a railroad which is in process of construction, or any contractor for the repairing of any part of a railroad, shall be indebted to any subcontractor or laborer, or other person, who shall do or perform any work or labor upon or furnish any materials for said road, such subcontractor or laborer, or other person, may give notice of such indebtedness to said company in the manner herein provided; and said company shall thereupon become liable to pay such subcontractor or laborer, or other person, the amount so due, and action may be maintained against said railroad therefor; such notice shall be given by said subcontractor, laborer or other person, within twenty days after the performance of the labor or work, or the delivery of the materials, for which the claim is made; such notice shall be in writing, and shall state the amount and number of days' labor or work, and the amount, description and quantity of materials furnished and the time when the said labor or work was performed, and the time when the said materials were furnished, for which the claim is made, and the name of the contractor from whom due, and shall be signed by such subcontractor, laborer or other person, or their attorney, and shall be served on an engineer, agent or other person employed by said company having charge of the section of the road on which said labor or work was performed, or such material furnished, personally, or by leaving said notice in the office or usual place of business of such engineer, agent or person having charge, with some person over fifteen years of age; but no action shall be maintained against any company under the provisions of this section unless the same be commenced within ninety days after notice is given to the company by such subcontractor or laborer, as above provided. (RSMo 1939 § 5159) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4686; 1919 § 9876; 1909 § 3075

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.600 Law, how cited.

429.600. Law, how cited. — Sections 429.600 to 429.630 may be known and be cited as the "Commercial Real Estate Brokers' and State Certified Real Estate Appraisers' Lien Act". (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 1 subsec. 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.603 Definitions.

429.603. Definitions. — As used in sections 429.600 to 429.630 , the following terms mean: (1) "Commercial real estate" , any real estate other than real estate containing one to four residential units or real estate classified as agricultural and horticultural property for assessment purposes as provided by section 137.016 . Commercial real estate shall include any unimproved real estate of any zoning classification, other than agricultural or horticultural real estate, being purchased for development or subdivision. Commercial real estate does not include single-family residential units including condominiums, townhouses or homes in a subdivision when such real estate is sold, leased or otherwise conveyed on a unit-by-unit basis even though the units may be part of a larger building or parcel of real estate containing more than four residential units; (2) "Owner" , the owner of record of commercial real estate; (3) "Real estate broker" and "real estate salesperson" , as such terms are defined in section 339.010 ; (4) "State-certified real estate appraiser" , an appraiser as defined in section 339.503 . (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 1 subsec. 2, A.L. 2007 S.B. 302)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.605 Broker's lien for compensation for services, requirements.

429.605. Broker's lien for compensation for services, requirements. — 1. Any real estate broker who is not acting as a real estate salesperson for another real estate broker shall have a lien on commercial real estate or an interest in such commercial real estate in the amount of the compensation as agreed upon by the real estate broker and the real estate broker's client or customer, if: (1) Such real estate is listed with the real estate broker under terms of a written agreement for the purpose of selling, leasing or otherwise conveying any interest in the commercial real estate and evidenced by a written agreement signed by the owner or the owner's agent; and (2) The real estate broker and the real estate salespersons retained by the real estate broker have provided licensed services that resulted in the procuring of a person or entity ready, willing and able to purchase, lease or otherwise accept a conveyance of the commercial real estate or any interest in the commercial real estate as provided for in the terms of the written agreement signed by the owner or owner's agent or other terms which were otherwise acceptable to the owner or owner's agent as evidenced by a written agreement signed by the owner or the owner's agent. 2. A real estate broker shall, also, have a lien on such commercial real estate or an interest in such commercial real estate if the real estate broker has a written agreement with a prospective buyer to represent the buyer to the purchase or other conveyance to the buyer of commercial real estate when the real estate broker becomes entitled to compensation pursuant to the written agreement. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 2) (1998) Legislative intent, gleaned from the use of the phrase "other conveyances", indicates that the statute authorizes a real estate broker's lien on commercial real estate as a result of the broker's entitlement to compensation for procurement of a lease pursuant to a written agreement between the broker and the buyer. Incentive Realty, Inc. v. Hawatmeh, 983 S.W.2d 156 (E.D.Mo.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.607 Lien notice, content.

429.607. Lien notice, content. — A lien notice, for purposes of sections 429.600 to 429.627 , shall state the name of the claimant, the name of the owner, a description of the property upon which the lien is being claimed, the amount for which the lien is claimed, and the real estate license number of the real estate broker. The notice of lien shall be signed by the real estate broker and the broker shall attest that the information contained in the notice is true and accurate as to his knowledge and belief. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.609 Broker's lien attaches to commercial real estate when, notice to be filed ...

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 filed when. — A real estate broker's lien authorized by sections 429.600 to 429.627 attaches to the commercial real estate, or an interest in the commercial real estate, when: (1) The real estate broker procures a person or entity ready, willing and able to purchase, lease or otherwise accept a conveyance of such property upon the terms set forth in the written agreement with the owner or terms otherwise acceptable to the owner or owner's agent, or the real estate broker is entitled to a fee or commission pursuant to a written agreement signed by the owner or the owner's agent; and (2) The real estate broker records a notice of the lien in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in which the real property, or any interest in the real property, is located, if such lien is filed prior to the actual conveyance or transfer of the commercial real estate subject to such real estate broker's lien, except that: (a) If payment to a real estate broker is due in installments and a portion of the payment is due after the conveyance or transfer of the commercial real estate, any claim for a lien for installment payments due after the transfer or conveyance of such real estate may be recorded any time after the transfer or conveyance of the commercial real estate but must be recorded before the date on which the payment is due. Such lien shall only be effective as a lien against the commercial real estate to the extent moneys are still owed to the transferor by the transferee. A single claim for a lien recorded before the transfer or conveyance of the commercial real estate, claiming all moneys due under an installment payment agreement, is not valid or enforceable to the extent of the payments due after the transfer or conveyance. The lien attaches for purposes of this paragraph when the claim for lien is recorded; (b) In the case of a lease, the claim for lien must be recorded within ninety days after the date of occupancy or the date of rent commencement as stipulated in the lease, whichever is later, unless written notice of the intention to sign the lease is personally served on the real estate broker entitled to claim a lien at least ten days before the date of the intended signing of the lease, then the claim for lien must be recorded before the date indicated for the signing of the lease. The lien attaches for purposes of this paragraph when the claim for lien is recorded; or (c) If the real estate broker has a written agreement with a prospective buyer as provided in subsection 2 of section 429.605 , then the lien attaches when the prospective buyer purchases or otherwise accepts a conveyance or transfer of the commercial real estate and records a notice of the lien within ninety days after the purchase or other conveyance or transfer to the buyer in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county in which the commercial real estate, or any interest in the commercial real estate, is located. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 4, A.L. 2009 S.B. 513)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.611 Lien claim release or satisfaction to be filed when.

429.611. Lien claim release or satisfaction to be filed when. — If a claim for a lien has been filed with the county recorder of deeds and a condition occurs that would preclude the broker from receiving compensation under the terms of the real estate broker's written agreement, the real estate broker shall record and provide the owner of record a written release or satisfaction of the lien. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 5)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.614 Broker to mail copy of notice of lien to owner by certified mail.

429.614. Broker to mail copy of notice of lien to owner by certified mail. — Any real estate broker who attaches a lien on commercial property pursuant to the provisions of sections 429.600 to 429.627 shall mail a copy of the notice of the lien to the owner of the commercial real estate by certified mail. The real estate broker's lien is void if the broker does not record the lien as provided in sections 429.600 to 429.627 . (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 6)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.616 Enforcing lien, broker may bring suit, filed where, time limitation on ...

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. — A real estate broker may bring suit to enforce a lien which attaches pursuant to the provisions of sections 429.600 to 429.627 in the circuit court in the county where the property is located by filing a verified petition that the lien has been recorded. Unless the claim is based upon an option to purchase the commercial real estate, the broker claiming such lien must commence proceedings within six months after recording the lien and failure to commence proceedings within the six months shall extinguish the lien. A claim for the same lien, extinguished pursuant to this section and section 429.618 , may not be asserted in any subsequent proceeding. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 7 subsec. 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.618 Petition, content, parties' foreclosure action, procedure - liens having ...

429.618. Petition, content, parties' foreclosure action, procedure — liens having priority over broker's lien. — 1. A petition filed pursuant to the provisions of this section and section 429.616 shall contain a statement of the terms of the contract or agreement on which the lien is based, the date when the contract or agreement was made, a description of the services performed, the amount due and unpaid, a description of the property that is subject to the lien and any other facts necessary for a full understanding of the rights of the parties. The plaintiff shall file the action against all known parties who have an interest in such real estate. A foreclosure action for a lien claimed pursuant to sections 429.600 to 429.630 shall be brought pursuant to the provisions of sections 443.190 to 443.280 . 2. Valid prior recorded liens or mortgages shall have priority over a real estate broker's lien. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 7 subsecs. 2, 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.620 Broker failing to file suit or answer in pending suit within thirty days ...

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. — If a broker claiming a lien pursuant to sections 429.600 to 429.627 fails to file a suit to enforce the lien or fails to file an answer in a pending suit to enforce a lien within thirty days after a properly served written demand of the owner, lienee or other authorized agent, the lien shall be extinguished. Service of such demand shall be by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested or by personal service. The provisions of this section shall not extend any other deadline provided by law for the filing of any pleadings or for the foreclosure of any lien governed by sections 429.600 to 429.627 . (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 8)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.623 Satisfaction or release of lien by broker on written demand of owner within ...

429.623. Satisfaction or release of lien by broker on written demand of owner within thirty days of demand. — If a claim for lien has been filed pursuant to the provisions of sections 429.600 to 429.627 with the county recorder of deeds and such claim has been paid in full or if the lienor fails to institute a suit to enforce the lien within the time as provided by law, the real estate broker shall acknowledge satisfaction or release of such lien in writing upon written demand of the owner within thirty days after such demand. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 9)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.625 Cost of proceeding to be paid by nonprevailing party - more than one ...

429.625. Cost of proceeding to be paid by nonprevailing party — more than one nonprevailing party, apportionment by court. — The costs of any proceeding brought to enforce a lien filed pursuant to sections 429.600 to 429.627 , including reasonable attorney's fees and prejudgment interest due to the prevailing party, shall be paid by the nonprevailing party or parties. If more than one party is responsible for costs, fees and prejudgment interest, such costs, fees and prejudgment interest shall be equitably apportioned by the court among the responsible parties. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 10) (1998) Lessor was entitled to recover attorney's fees incurred in defense of lien recorded by real estate broker in an attempt to recover commission from representation of lessee because broker did not have a written agreement with lessor, and, therefore lien was improper. Incentive Realty, Inc. v. Hawatmeh, 983 S.W.2d 156 (E.D.Mo.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.627 Lien preventing closing, escrow account to be established with clerk of ...

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. — Unless an alternative procedure is available and is acceptable to the transferee in a real estate transaction, if a claim for a real estate broker's lien has been filed with the county recorder of deeds and such lien would prevent the closing of a transaction or conveyance, an escrow account shall be established with the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the commercial real estate is located from the proceeds of the transaction or conveyance in an amount sufficient to release the claim for the lien. The requirement to establish an escrow account, as provided in this section, shall not be cause for any party to refuse to close a transaction. The proceeds held in such escrow account shall be held by the circuit clerk until the parties' rights to the escrowed funds have been determined by written agreement of the parties, by a final judgment of the circuit court or by other process as may be agreed to by the parties. If funds sufficient to satisfy the amount claimed in the lien have been deposited in the escrow account, the real estate broker shall release the claim for the lien on such real estate. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 11) (2000) Execution by a holder of a deed of trust of a statutorily required deed of release in exchange for application of sale proceeds does not result in a loss of lien priority to a broker's lien asserted against proceeds of sale by the real estate broker under the Commercial Real Estate Brokers' Lien Act. Dalton Investments, Inc. v. Nooney Co., 10 S.W.3d 590 (Mo.App.E.D.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.629 Appraisers and title examination service on commercial real estate to ...

429.629. Appraisers and title examination service on commercial real estate to provide lien for services completed. — Upon complying with the provisions of chapter 429 * , any state certified real estate appraiser who performs any appraisal or appraisal service or title examination services for the owner, proprietor, or the agent, trustee, contractor or subcontractor of the owner or proprietor, on any commercial real estate and any person who performs title examination services upon commercial real estate pursuant to a written contract, shall have a lien upon such land and any improvements thereon owned by such owner or proprietor, in an amount sufficient to secure the payment for such appraisal or appraisal service or title examination services which have been completed. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 12) *Words "chapter 329" appear in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.630 Brokers, appraisers and title examination service at time of closing to ...

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. — Any real estate broker who proposes to assert a lien pursuant to sections 429.600 to 429.627 or any certified real estate appraiser or any person performing title examination services who proposes to assert a lien pursuant to section 429.629 shall be prohibited from asserting such lien unless, at the time of the closing for such transaction, such broker or appraiser has given written notice to the purchaser of the commercial real estate that payment of the broker's or appraiser's fee or title examination fee is due and that he or she is entitled to a lien on the premises. (L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 13)

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