Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 572.11 (2026)

Extent of lien posted after ninety days

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Liens perfected under section 572.10 shall be enforced against the property or upon the bond, if given, by the owner or by the owner-builder’s buyer, only to the extent of the balance due from the owner to the general contractor or from the owner-builder’s buyer to the owner-builder at the time of the service of such notice; but if the bond was given by the general contractor or owner-builder, or person contracting with the subcontractor posting the claim for a lien, such bond shall be enforced to the full extent of the amount found due the subcontractor. [C73, §2133; C97, §3094; SS15, §3094; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10280; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.11] 87 Acts, ch 79, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §7, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §2 Referred to in §572.20

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1957–2025 · leading case: Schaffer v. Frank Moyer Constr., Inc., 628 N.W.2d 11 (Iowa 2001).

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Schaffer v. Frank Moyer Constr., Inc., 628 N.W.2d 11 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 572.11 . An owner need not pay the original contractor until the expiration of ninety days from the completion of the building or improvement unless such contractor furnishes the home owner with lien waivers or a bond holding the owner harmless from mechanic's liens…”

Carson v. Roediger, 513 N.W.2d 713 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 6× “Under our statutory scheme, if a mechanic’s lien is filed within ninety days of the date on which the last material or labor was furnished, a lien arises for the full amount regardless of the balance due on the general contract.”

Randall v. Colby, 190 F. Supp. 319 (N.D. Iowa 1961). · cites it 8× “9, a subcontractor may perfect a mechanic’s lien by filing his claim with the clerk of the district court and giving written notice thereof to the owner * * # » Section 572.11, Code of Iowa 1958,I.C.A., provides, in part, as follows: “Liens perfected under section 572.”

Bourrett v. W. M. Bride Constr. Co., 84 N.W.2d 4 (Iowa 1957). · cites it 8× “Plaintiff’s desire to recover on the bond of the Casualty company is understandable in view of the fact his claim for mechanic’s lien was not filed within 60 days from the date the last material was furnished or labor performed as provided by section 572.9, Code, 1954. Liens,…”

Beane Plumbing & Heating Co. v. D-X Sunray Oil Co., 92 N.W.2d 638 (Iowa 1958). · cites it 6× “Fullerton Lumber Company and The Haakinson & Beaty Company never gave written notice to appellant as to filing of their mechanic’s liens as provided by section 572.11. The trial court properly dismissed their claims, and these three parties are not involved in this appeal.”

Griess & Ginder Drywall, Inc. v. Moran, 561 N.W.2d 815 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 572.11 . Here Griess, the subcontractor, filed its mechanic’s lien 134 days after the last work was performed.”

Home Carpet, Inc. v. Bob Antrim Homes, Inc., 210 N.W.2d 652 (Iowa 1973). · cites it 2× “9 must, in addition to filing their claim, give written notice to the owner, his agent, or trustee. See Code § 572.10.”

Summer's Enter., Inc. v. Hudson Land Dev., LLC (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 7× “Hudson appeals,1 raising three claims: (1) Summers and Artesian did not enter an oral contract; (2) Iowa Code section 572.11 (2020) bars the mechanic’s lien against Hudson; and (3) all sums to which Artesian was entitled under its contract with Hudson were paid before Summers…”

Diecke v. Lumber Supply, Inc., 149 N.W.2d 822 (Iowa 1967). · cites it 6× “* * The portion of section 572.11 applicable here is: “Extent of lien filed after sixty days.”

C. E. Sparrow Co. v. W. H. Hartman Co., 121 N.W.2d 98 (Iowa 1963). · cites it 16× “This involves an interpretation of section 572.11 of the 1958 Code of Iowa, which reads as follows: “Extent of lien filed after sixty days.”

Kelly Concrete Co., Inc. v. Jim Sattler, Inc. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). “§ 572.11. An action to enforce a mechanic’s lien must be filed within two years from the expiration of ninety days after the date on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the labor was performed.”

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