Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 572.14 (2026)

Liability to subcontractor after payment to general contractor or owner-builder

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Except as provided in section 572.13B, payment to the general contractor or owner-builder of any part or all of the contract price of the building or improvement within ninety days after the date on which the last of the materials was furnished or the last of the labor was performed by a subcontractor, does not relieve the owner from liability to the subcontractor for the full value of any material furnished or labor performed upon the building, land, or improvement if the subcontractor posts a lien within ninety days after the date on which the last of the materials was furnished or the last of the labor was performed. [S13, §3093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10283; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.14; 81 Acts, ch 186, §2] 87 Acts, ch 79, §6; 98 Acts, ch 1142, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §10; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §11, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1953–2025 · 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 64× “Iowa Code § 572.14 (1). There is an exception to the liability described in section 572.”

Henning v. Sec. Bank, 564 N.W.2d 398 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 20× “Iowa Code section 572.14(2) provides that, in the case of an owner-occupied dwelling, a subcontractor who has perfected a mechanic’s lien can only enforce it to the extent of any sum of money the owner owes the contractor at the time the subcontractor gives the owner a written…”

Carson v. Roediger, 513 N.W.2d 713 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 12× “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. Iowa Code § 572.11 . There is an exception in the…”

Schaffer v. Frank Moyer Constr., Inc., 563 N.W.2d 605 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 10× “In sustaining a motion to dismiss the petition, the district court concluded that Schaffer’s lien was unenforceable because the property was an owner-occupied dwelling, and he had *607 not given notice to the owners as required by Iowa Code section 572.14(2) (1995) prior to the…”

Louie's Floor Covering, Inc. v. DePhillips Interests, Ltd., 378 N.W.2d 923 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 10× “Section 572.14 was also extensively amended to provide: In the case of an owner-occupied dwelling, a mechanic’s lien perfected under this chapter is enforceable only to the extent of the balance due from the owner to the principal contractor at the time written notice, in the…”

Griess & Ginder Drywall, Inc. v. Moran, 561 N.W.2d 815 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 17× “Iowa Code § 572.14 (1). If the ninety-day period has expired, the subcontractor may still perfect the mechanic’s hen.”

Des Moines Furnace & Stove Repair Co. v. Lemon, 56 N.W.2d 923 (Iowa 1953). · cites it 6× “It enacted the law substantially as it now appears as section 572.14, Code of 1950, which we set out: “Payment to the original contractor by the owner of any part or all of the contract price of such building, or improvement before the lapse of the sixty days allowed by law for…”

Moffitt Bldg. Material Co. v. U. S. Lumber & Supply Co., 124 N.W.2d 134 (Iowa 1963). · cites it 2× “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.”

Summer's Enter., Inc. v. Hudson Land Dev., LLC (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 572.14 (emphasis added). Hudson asserts that Artesian “had been fully paid as of the date on which Summers posted its lien to the registry,” and “Summers’ lien was not posted within 90 days after the date on which it last provided materials or labor.”

Diecke v. Lumber Supply, Inc., 149 N.W.2d 822 (Iowa 1967). · cites it 3× “Even though this amount exceeds the balance due on the contract and, of course, when added to previous payments made by the owners exceeds the original contract price, plaintiffs concede the five are entitled to be paid in full by reason of sections 572.14 and 572.16. Section…”

Conrad Am. v. Coop. Grain & Prod. Co., 488 N.W.2d 450 (Iowa 1992). · cites it 2× “Finally, the Hawaii supreme court in Aquarius, in concluding that a materialman should be estopped from enforcing its lien, acknowledged that Hawaii’s mechanic’s lien statute did not contain a provision similar to Iowa Code section 572.14(1) concerning the property owner’s duty…”

Builders Kitchen & Supply Co. v. Pautvein, 601 N.W.2d 72 (Iowa 1999). · cites it 2× “As a further condition of extending credit to Carwil, Builders insisted that it be allowed to send Carwil customers an Iowa Code section 572.14(3) prelien notice. In September 1995 Richard W.”

— Iowa Code § 572.14(1) — 2 cases

Schaffer v. Frank Moyer Constr., Inc., 628 N.W.2d 11 (Iowa 2001). “Iowa Code § 572.14 (1). There is an exception to the liability described in section 572.”

Conrad Am. v. Coop. Grain & Prod. Co., 488 N.W.2d 450 (Iowa 1992). “Finally, the Hawaii supreme court in Aquarius, in concluding that a materialman should be estopped from enforcing its lien, acknowledged that Hawaii’s mechanic’s lien statute did not contain a provision similar to Iowa Code section 572.14(1) concerning the property owner’s duty…”

— Iowa Code § 572.14(2) — 6 cases

Schaffer v. Frank Moyer Constr., Inc., 628 N.W.2d 11 (Iowa 2001). “Iowa Code § 572.14 (1). There is an exception to the liability described in section 572.”

Schaffer v. Frank Moyer Constr., Inc., 563 N.W.2d 605 (Iowa 1997). “In sustaining a motion to dismiss the petition, the district court concluded that Schaffer’s lien was unenforceable because the property was an owner-occupied dwelling, and he had *607 not given notice to the owners as required by Iowa Code section 572.14(2) (1995) prior to the…”

Henning v. Sec. Bank, 564 N.W.2d 398 (Iowa 1997). “Iowa Code section 572.14(2) provides that, in the case of an owner-occupied dwelling, a subcontractor who has perfected a mechanic’s lien can only enforce it to the extent of any sum of money the owner owes the contractor at the time the subcontractor gives the owner a written…”

Carson v. Roediger, 513 N.W.2d 713 (Iowa 1994). “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. Iowa Code § 572.11 . There is an exception in the…”

Louie's Floor Covering, Inc. v. DePhillips Interests, Ltd., 378 N.W.2d 923 (Iowa 1985). “Section 572.14 was also extensively amended to provide: In the case of an owner-occupied dwelling, a mechanic’s lien perfected under this chapter is enforceable only to the extent of the balance due from the owner to the principal contractor at the time written notice, in the…”

— Iowa Code § 572.14(3) — 4 cases

Schaffer v. Frank Moyer Constr., Inc., 628 N.W.2d 11 (Iowa 2001). “Iowa Code § 572.14 (1). There is an exception to the liability described in section 572.”

Builders Kitchen & Supply Co. v. Pautvein, 601 N.W.2d 72 (Iowa 1999). “As a further condition of extending credit to Carwil, Builders insisted that it be allowed to send Carwil customers an Iowa Code section 572.14(3) prelien notice. In September 1995 Richard W.”

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