1. A general contractor who has contracted or will contract with a subcontractor to provide
labor or furnish material for the property shall provide the owner with the following owner
notice in writing in boldface type of a minimum size of ten points:
Persons or companies furnishing labor or materials for the
improvement of real property may enforce a lien upon the improved
property if they are not paid for their contributions, even if the
parties have no direct contractual relationship with the owner. The
mechanics’ notice and lien registry provides a listing of all persons
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or who may post a lien upon the improved property.
2. The notice described in subsection 1 shall also contain the internet site address and
toll-free telephone number of the mechanics’ notice and lien registry.
3. A general contractor who fails to provide notice pursuant to this section is not entitled
to a lien and remedy provided by this chapter.
4. This section applies only to residential construction properties.
[R60, §1847; C73, §2131; C97, §3093; S13, §3093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10282; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.13]
87 Acts, ch 79, §5; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §8, 9; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §69; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §8, 27,
28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257
Referred to in §572.13A, 572.13B
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Notes of Decisions
Frontier Props. Corp. v. Swanberg, 488 N.W.2d 146 (Iowa 1992).
· cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 572.13 (2). In the case of unwritten contracts, subsection 2 requires the contractor to provide the homeowner written notice of the names and addresses of all subcontractors the contractor intends to use.”
Randall v. Colby, 190 F. Supp. 319 (N.D. Iowa 1961).
· cites it 9× “11 relate to the perfecting of mechanic’s liens after sixty days, and Sections 572.13 and 572.14 relate to the liability of the owner in regard to payments to the principal contractor and will be later referred to.”
Moffitt Bldg. Material Co. v. U. S. Lumber & Supply Co., 124 N.W.2d 134 (Iowa 1963).
· cites it 4× “) Under section 572.13, except on receipt or waiver by subcontractor or security furnished, an owner need not pay the original contractor until the expiration of 60 days from completion of the building.”
Des Moines Furnace & Stove Repair Co. v. Lemon, 56 N.W.2d 923 (Iowa 1953).
· cites it 4× “He is specifically protected by the present section 572.13, Code of 1950, against any liability to pay the principal contractor during the sixty days allowed for the filing of subcontractor’s lien claims, unless receipts are produced or a bond is furnished; and, by section 572.”
Lumber Supply Inc. v. Hull, 158 N.W.2d 667 (Iowa 1968).
· cites it 2× “This was made possible by defendants who paid the contractor without claiming the protection to which they were entitled under section 572.13. They invited their own dilemma.”
Conrad Am. v. Coop. Grain & Prod. Co., 488 N.W.2d 450 (Iowa 1992).
· cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 572.13 (l)(a) (1989). Roughly a week later, on August 31, Millwright told Conrad that it did not have sufficient funds to cover the $38,000 check and requested Conrad to continue to hold the check.”
Borst Bros. Constr., Inc. v. Fin. of Am. Com., LLC (Iowa 2022).
· cites it 2× “At the time a preliminary notice is posted to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internet site, the administrator shall send notification to the owner, including the owner notice described in section 572.13, subsection 1, and shall post the mailing of the notice on the…”
— Iowa Code § 572.13(1) — 1 case
Conrad Am. v. Coop. Grain & Prod. Co., 488 N.W.2d 450 (Iowa 1992).
“See Iowa Code § 572.13 (l)(a) (1989). Roughly a week later, on August 31, Millwright told Conrad that it did not have sufficient funds to cover the $38,000 check and requested Conrad to continue to hold the check.”
— Iowa Code § 572.13(2) — 1 case
Frontier Props. Corp. v. Swanberg, 488 N.W.2d 146 (Iowa 1992).
“Iowa Code § 572.13 (2). In the case of unwritten contracts, subsection 2 requires the contractor to provide the homeowner written notice of the names and addresses of all subcontractors the contractor intends to use.”
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