September 4, 2013
VIRGINIA LIEN LAW CHANGE Please note
that there has been a change to Virginia’s lien law. Lien claimants that provided labor for the
construction of an improvement must hold a valid license or certificate from
the Virginia Board of Contractors in the proper class of license for the value
of the work performed in order to have a valid lien. The claimant must have the license when the
work is performed. It will not be
sufficient to obtain a license after the work is performed, but before the lien
is filed. The forms for mechanics’ liens
by general contractor, subcontractor and sub-subcontractor that can be linked
from the Virginia Chapter have been modified to add lines necessary to
establish the existence of the claimant’s contractor’s license or certificate.
John S. Morris, III, Esquire (Contributing Author)
Beale, Davidson, Etherington & Morris, P.C.
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