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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-987 (2026)

Lien for labor or materials furnished on waterways, highways, excavations or land

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A person who labors or furnishes labor or materials in the construction, alteration or repair of any canal, water ditch, flume, aqueduct or reservoir, bridge, fence, road, highway, cellar, excavation or other structure or improvement, or in the clearing, ditching, bordering or leveling of land, and to whom wages or monies are due or owing therefor, shall have a lien upon such property for all amounts due and unpaid. Materials includes the use of mules, horses, machinery or equipment used in or about such projects.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1973–1981 · leading case: Adams Tree Serv., Inc. v. Transamerica Title Ins., 511 P.2d 658 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1973).
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Adams Tree Serv., Inc. v. Transamerica Title Ins., 511 P.2d 658 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 6× “§ 33-983, as amended, for improvements to city lots or other land; 2 and A.R.S. § 33-987 for waterways, highways, excavations or land (including the leveling of land) .”
Wooldridge Constr. Co. v. First Nat'l Bank, 634 P.2d 13 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 3× “” A.R.S. § 33-987. Thus there can be no argument that the legislature did not intend to create a lien for labor or materials involved in earthwork, even though unrelated to a contract for the construction of a building or other improvement.”
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