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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 429

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 429

Statutory Liens Against Real Estate

429.005Certain agreements to waive rights under this chapter are unenforceable — exception 429.010Mechanics' and materialmen's lien, who may assert — extent of lien 429.012Original 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 429.013Definitions — subcontractor to have lien, when — consent of owner, form — requirements — penalties for violation 429.014Lien fraud, penalties — claim against original contract, when 429.015Lien authorized for architectural, professional engineering, land survey, or landscape architecture — extent of lien — priority — defenses 429.016Residential real property — recording required, procedure — failure to record, effect of — form of notice — separate notice required, when — release of lien, procedure — waiver, when 429.020Lien for street, sidewalk, sewer or pipeline adjacent to land 429.030Amount of property subject to lien 429.040Buildings on same or adjacent lots 429.050Priority of lien — improvements removed when — exception 429.060Lien shall have precedence over subsequent encumbrances 429.070Lien in case of licensed or leased property 429.080Lien filed with circuit clerk, when 429.090Abstract of lien by clerk 429.100Notification by subcontractors and others 429.110When owner nonresident — notice, how given 429.120Satisfaction to be filed, when 429.130Penalty for refusing to satisfy 429.140Duty of contractor when others file lien 429.150Who construed as owner or proprietor 429.160Assignment of mechanics' liens — rights of assignee 429.170Actions commenced in six months 429.180Pleadings as in other civil cases 429.190Who may be made parties 429.200Personal representative made party, when 429.210The judgment 429.220Judgment by default 429.230Judgment on constructive notice 429.240Judgment on personal service 429.250The execution 429.260Proceeds divided pro rata, when 429.270Enforcement and adjudication of rights of several lienors in equitable action — procedure 429.280Parties to equitable action 429.290Equitable action exclusive of other remedies 429.300Other actions stayed when equitable action brought 429.310Time suits deemed commenced 429.320Appointment of referee by court, when — jury trials 429.330No equitable action in case of one lien 429.340Enforcement of decree ordering sale of property 429.350Enforcement of mechanics' liens by associate circuit judge 429.360Suits for foreclosure, process, procedure — same as other civil suits 429.370(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 429.380(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 429.390(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 429.400(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 429.410(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 429.420(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 429.430(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § A)Repealed 429.440Lien on railroad property for work, labor, materials 429.450Such lien to have precedence over other encumbrances 429.460Account and claim of lien filed with circuit clerk, when — copy served 429.470Lien abstracts, contents — duties of clerk 429.480Secretary of state to file lien in his office 429.490Satisfaction filed, when 429.500Refusal of parties to satisfy — penalty 429.510Limitations of subcontractor's lien by his contract 429.520Actions to enforce lien, how conducted — nature of judgment 429.530Who shall be parties to suit 429.540Proceeds, when distributed pro rata 429.550Railroad liable to subcontractors, laborers, when 429.560(Repealed L. 1990 S.B. 808 & 672)Repealed 429.600Law, how cited 429.603Definitions 429.605Broker's lien for compensation for services, requirements 429.607Lien notice, content 429.609Broker'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 429.611Lien claim release or satisfaction to be filed when 429.614Broker to mail copy of notice of lien to owner by certified mail 429.616Enforcing lien, broker may bring suit, filed where, time limitation on filing — failure to file on time extinguishes lien — claim for same extinguished lien not permitted 429.618Petition, content, parties' foreclosure action, procedure — liens having priority over broker's lien 429.620Broker failing to file suit or answer in pending suit within thirty days after service on owner, lien is extinguished, service of demand, procedure 429.623Satisfaction or release of lien by broker on written demand of owner within thirty days of demand 429.625Cost of proceeding to be paid by nonprevailing party — more than one nonprevailing party, apportionment by court 429.627Lien preventing closing, escrow account to be established with clerk of circuit court — funds in account held until parties' rights determined — release of broker's lien when 429.629Appraisers and title examination service on commercial real estate to provide lien for services completed 429.630Brokers, appraisers and title examination service at time of closing to give written notice of right to lien on premises — failure to furnish notice, effect