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HB 940 Mechanics' liens; increases amount of lien, nonresident notice requirements.

Introduced by: Tony O. Wilt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Mechanics' liens, amount of lien; nonresident notice requirements. Increases the amount of a mechanics' lien for repairs from $800 to $1,000. The bill also expands the locations in which notice of sale may be provided for nonresident owners to include websites operated by the Commonwealth, the county or city where the property is located, or a political subdivision of either and local newspapers, either in print or on their websites. Under current law, the notice must be posted in three public places in the county or city where the property is located, with public place defined as a premises owned by the Commonwealth, a political subdivision thereof, or an agency of either that is open to the general public.


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