Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 60 Liens - Chapter 60.04 Mechanics' And Materialmen's Liens

60.04.011 Definitions
Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Construction agent" means any registered or licensed contractor, registered or ...

60.04.021 Lien authorized
Except as provided in RCW 60.04.031, any person furnishing labor, professional services, materials, or equipment for the improvement of real property shall have a lien ...

60.04.031 Notices -- Exceptions
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every person furnishing professional services, materials, or equipment for the improvement of real property shall give the ...

60.04.035 Acts of coercion -- Application of chapter 19.86 RCW
The legislature finds that acts of coercion or attempted coercion, including threats to withhold future contracts, made by a contractor or developer to discourage a ...

60.04.041 Contractor registration
A contractor or subcontractor required to be registered under chapter 18.27 RCW or licensed under chapter 19.28 RCW, or otherwise required to be registered or ...

60.04.051 Property subject to lien
The lot, tract, or parcel of land which is improved is subject to a lien to the extent of the interest of the owner at ...

60.04.061 Priority of lien
The claim of lien created by this chapter upon any lot or parcel of land shall be prior to any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, ...

60.04.071 Release of lien rights
Upon payment and acceptance of the amount due to the lien claimant and upon demand of the owner or the person making payment, the lien ...

60.04.081 Frivolous claim -- Procedure
(1) Any owner of real property subject to a recorded claim of lien under this chapter, or contractor, subcontractor, lender, or lien claimant who believes ...

60.04.091 Recording -- Time -- Contents of lien
Every person claiming a lien under RCW 60.04.021 shall file for recording, in the county where the subject property is located, a notice of claim ...

60.04.101 Separate residential units -- Time for filing
When furnishing labor, professional services, materials, or equipment for the construction of two or more separate residential units, the time for filing claims of lien ...

60.04.111 Recording -- Fees
The county auditor shall record the notice of claim of lien in the same manner as deeds and other instruments of title are recorded under ...

60.04.121 Lien -- Assignment
Any lien or right of lien created by this chapter and the right of action to recover therefor, shall be assignable so as to vest ...

60.04.131 Claims -- Designation of amount due
In every case in which the notice of claim of lien is recorded against two or more separate pieces of property owned by the same ...

60.04.141 Lien -- Duration -- Procedural limitations
No lien created by this chapter binds the property subject to the lien for a longer period than eight calendar months after the claim of ...

60.04.151 Rights of owner -- Recovery options
The lien claimant shall be entitled to recover upon the claim recorded the contract price after deducting all claims of other lien claimants to whom ...

60.04.161 Bond in lieu of claim
Any owner of real property subject to a recorded claim of lien under this chapter, or contractor, subcontractor, lender, or lien claimant who disputes the ...

60.04.171 Foreclosure -- Parties
The lien provided by this chapter, for which claims of lien have been recorded, may be foreclosed and enforced by a civil action in the ...

60.04.181 Rank of lien -- Application of proceeds -- Attorneys' fees
(1) In every case in which different construction liens are claimed against the same property, the court shall declare the rank of such lien or ...

60.04.190 Destruction or concealment of property -- Removal from premises -- Penalty
See RCW 61.12.030, 9.45.060. ...

60.04.191 Effect of note -- Personal action preserved
The taking of a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness for any labor, professional services, material, or equipment furnished for which a lien is ...

60.04.201 Material exempt from process -- Exception
Whenever material is furnished for use in the improvement of property subject to a lien created by this chapter, the material is not subject to ...

60.04.211 Lien -- Effect on community interest
The claim of lien, when filed as required by this chapter, shall be notice to the spouse or the domestic partner of the person who ...

60.04.221 Notice to lender -- Withholding of funds
Any lender providing interim or construction financing where there is not a payment bond of at least fifty percent of the amount of construction financing ...

60.04.226 Financial encumbrances -- Priorities
Except as otherwise provided in RCW 60.04.061 or 60.04.221, any mortgage or deed of trust shall be prior to all liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, ...

60.04.230 Construction projects -- Notice to be posted by prime contractor -- Penalty
(1) For any construction project costing more than five thousand dollars the prime contractor shall post in plain view for the duration of the construction ...

60.04.250 Informational materials on construction lien laws -- Master documents
The department of labor and industries shall prepare master documents that provide informational material about construction lien laws and available safeguards against real property lien ...

60.04.255 Informational materials on construction lien laws -- Copies -- Liability
(1) Every real property lender shall provide a copy of the informational material described in RCW 60.04.250 to all persons obtaining loans, the proceeds of ...

60.04.261 Availability of information
The prime contractor shall immediately supply the information listed in RCW 19.27.095(2) to any person who has contracted to supply materials, equipment, or professional services ...

60.04.900 Liberal construction -- 1991 c 281
RCW 19.27.095, 60.04.230, and 60.04.011 through 60.04.226 and 60.04.261 are to be liberally construed to provide security for all parties intended to be protected by ...

60.04.901 Captions not law -- 1991 c 281
Section headings as used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.[1991 c 281 § 26.] ...

60.04.902 Effective date, application -- 1991 c 281
This act shall take effect June 1, 1992. Lien claims based on an improvement commenced by a potential lien claimant on or after June 1, ...

60.04.903 Effective date -- 1992 c 126
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public ...

60.04.904 Application of chapter 281, Laws of 1991, to actions pending as of June 1, 1992 -- 1993 c 357
All rights acquired and liabilities incurred under acts or parts of act repealed by chapter 281, Laws of 1991, are hereby preserved, and all actions ...