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HOUSE BILL NO. 616 – Liens, material/service, residences

HOUSE BILL NO. 616

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H0616...........................................................by BUSINESS
LIENS - MATERIALS/SERVICES - Adds to existing law to provide for the filing
of a notice of lien when materials or services are furnished to residential
real property.
                                                                        
02/18    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/21    Rpt prt - to Bus

Bill Text


 H0616
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 616
                                                                        
                                   BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS; AMENDING CHAPTER 5, TITLE  45,
  3        IDAHO  CODE,  BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 45-525, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
  4        VIDE FOR THE FILING OF A NOTICE OF PROVIDING  MATERIALS  AND  SERVICES  TO
  5        RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  5,  Title  45, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
  8    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
  9    ignated as Section 45-525, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        45-525.  RESIDENTIAL  PROPERTY -- NOTICE. (1) This section only applies to
 11    residential real property occupied or intended to be occupied as  a  principal
 12    or secondary residence.
 13        (2)  A lien claimant under this chapter shall not be entitled to enforce a
 14    claim of lien against residential real property for a monetary claim in excess
 15    of  five thousand dollars ($5,000), unless such lien claimant shall have first
 16    recorded a notice of providing materials and services in compliance  with  the
 17    requirements of this section no later than twenty-one (21) days after the com-
 18    mencement  of  the  furnishing  by  the  lien claimant of five hundred dollars
 19    ($500) or more of materials or services for the improvement of the residential
 20    real property.
 21        (3)  The notice shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder  of
 22    the  county  in  which  the  residential  real property is located within such
 23    twenty-one (21) day time period. The notice shall be  in  writing,  subscribed
 24    and sworn or verified by oath or acknowledged by the lien claimant or the lien
 25    claimant's  agent  or attorney before a notary public or other duly authorized
 26    officer, state the date that the lien claimant has furnished or  is  about  to
 27    furnish services or materials for the improvement of the described residential
 28    real property, state the name and address of the owner or reputed owner of the
 29    residential real property, sufficiently describe the real property for identi-
 30    fication,  specify the name, address and telephone number of the lien claimant
 31    and the party with whom the claimant has entered into a contract for the  pro-
 32    viding of the materials and services and state the general nature of the mate-
 33    rials  and  services  provided or to be provided to the residential real prop-
 34    erty. The failure of a notice recorded in  accordance  with  this  section  to
 35    accurately  set  forth  all  of the foregoing information shall not defeat the
 36    validity of the notice unless the defect causes prejudice or the  notice  does
 37    not  sufficiently  describe  the  residential real property. A notice substan-
 38    tially complying with the following  form  shall  be  deemed  to  fulfill  the
 39    requirements of this section when properly completed and recorded:
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1                     NOTICE OF FURNISHING MATERIALS AND SERVICES
  2                             TO RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY
                                                                        
  3        The  undersigned  certifies in accordance with Section 45-525, Idaho Code,
  4    that materials or services as described below have been or will  be  furnished
  5    by  the undersigned for the improvement of the following described residential
  6    real property:
  7    Real Property Description:                    ..................................
  8    (e.g., Lot & Block)                           ..................................
                                                                        
  9    Name and Address of Real Property             ..................................
 10    Owner:                                        ..................................
                                                                        
 11    Name, Address and Telephone Number            ..................................
 12    of Party Contracting                          ..................................
 13    For Materials or Services:                    ..................................
                                                                        
 14    General Nature of Materials or Services:      ..................................
                                                                        
 15    Date Materials or Services                    ..................................
 16    Provided or to Be Provided to Real Property:  ..................................
                                                                        
 17                                                  ..................................
 18                                                  Name of Claimant
 19                                                  ..................................
 20                                                  Signature
 21                                                  ..................................
 22                                                  Street Address
 23                                                  ..................................
 24                                                  City, State, Zip Code
 25                                                  ..................................
 26                                                  Telephone Number
 27        (4)  The requirements of  this  section  are  in  addition  to  all  other
 28    requirements  set  forth in this chapter for the creation and foreclosure of a
 29    claim of lien, including the requirement to timely record and serve a claim of
 30    lien in compliance with section 45-507, Idaho Code.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


     
     
                STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 
                      RS 10006 
                           
     The purpose of this bill is to provide for the filing of a notice of providing
     materials and services to residential property. Under this legislation, a claimant
     shall not be entitled to force a claim of lien against a piece of residential real
     property for a monetary claim in excess of $5,000.00 unless such lien claimant
     has filed a notice of providing materials and services no later than 21 days after
     commencement of the furnishing by the lien claimant of $500.00 or more
     materials and services for the improvement of residential property. The notice is
     to be recorded in the office of the county recorder. The bill also provides a form
     that can be used for such a filing which shall be deemed to fulfill the requirements
     of this section when properly completed and recorded. 
     
     
                           
                    FISCAL IMPACT
     
     No fiscal impact to the state. 
     
     
     Contact:  Vicki Patterson 
              Idaho Land Title association
              (208) 672-9385 
     
                                             STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                               H 616