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Va. Code Ann. § 43-15 (2026)

Inaccuracies in memorandum or description not affecting lien

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No inaccuracy in the memorandum filed, or in the description of the property to be covered by the lien, shall invalidate the lien, if the property can be reasonably identified by the description given and the memorandum conforms substantially to the requirements of §§ 43-5, 43-8 and 43-10, respectively, and is not wilfully false.

Code 1919, § 6431.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases, 1977–2017 · leading case: Woodington Elec., Inc. v. Lincoln Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 385 S.E.2d 872 (Va. 1989).
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Woodington Elec., Inc. v. Lincoln Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 385 S.E.2d 872 (Va. 1989). · cites it 8× “The steps a mechanic must take to perfect a lien are set forth in Code § 43-4; the lien claimant must file a memorandum showing the names of the owner of the property sought to be charged, and of the claimant of the lien, the amount and consideration of his claim, and the time…”
Smith Mountain Supply v. Windstar Prop., 672 S.E.2d 845 (Va. 2009). · cites it 16× “In these appeals, we determine whether the trial court erred in declaring invalid and unenforceable two mechanic's liens without allowing the lien claimant to present evidence that its inclusion in the memoranda of charges outside the 150-day limitation period in Code § 43-4 was…”
Desai v. A. R. Design Grp., Inc., 799 S.E.2d 506 (Va. 2017). · cites it 6× “Finally, Code § 43-15 provides that No inaccuracy in the memorandum filed, or in the description of the property to be covered by the lien, shall invalidate the lien, if the property can be reasonably identified by the description given and the memorandum conforms substantially…”
Ashco Int'l, Inc. v. Westmore Shopping Ctr. Assocs., 42 Va. Cir. 427 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 1997). · cites it 12× “The description is deemed adequate under Code § 43-15 if the property is reasonably identifiable by the description given and the memorandum conforms substantially to the requirements of Code § 43-5 and is not willfully false.”
United Masonry, Inc. v. Jefferson Mews, Inc., 237 S.E.2d 171 (Va. 1977). · cites it 2× “a memorandum showing the names of the owner of the property sought to be charged, and of the claimant of the lien, the amount and consideration of his claim, and the time or times when the same is or will be due and payable, verified by the oath of the claimant, or his agent,…”
TQY Investments v. Rodgers Co., 26 Va. Cir. 40 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 1991). · cites it 4× “TQY argues that the inclusion of the three acres of public land in the description of the property is fatal to the lien under Va. Code Ann. § 43-15 , which provides in pertinent part: No inaccuracy .”
Carolina Builders Corp. v. Cenit Equity Co., 512 S.E.2d 550 (Va. 1999). · cites it 2× “2 Code § 43-15, which pertains to inaccuracies in the memorandum or in the description of the property to be covered by the lien, is not applicable to the present situation.”
Penrod & Stauffer Bldg. Sys., Inc. v. Metro Printing & Mailing Servs., Inc., 326 S.E.2d 662 (Va. 1985). · cites it 2× “Id:, Code § 43-15. In Taylor , the property was described as: “[T]hat certain three-story building, No--, situate and being in the city of Richmond, Va.”
Reliable Constructors, Inc. v. CFJ Props., 559 S.E.2d 681 (Va. 2002). · cites it 6× “Continuing, Reliable Constructors says that it committed an error by including the fine in its mechanic’s lien memorandum and that pursuant to Code § 43-15, the circuit court should not have invalidated the lien.”
Boehl v. BMW Restoration Co. of Va., Inc., 31 Va. Cir. 256 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1993). · cites it 2× “Further, Section 43-15 provides that no inaccuracy in the memorandum shall invalidate the lien if the property can be reasonably identified and “the memorandum conforms substantially to the requirements” of Section 43-5.”
Atkins v. Jim Carpenter Co., 18 Va. Cir. 432 (Stafford Cir. Ct. 1990). · cites it 4× “" *433 Respondent materialman, Jim Carpenter, maintains that the quoted recital of the owner of the subject property, as required by § 43-4 and by § 43-9 (the form for which is set forth in § 43-10) complies with those sections pursuant to the substantial performance provisions…”
BP Realty, L.P. v. Urban Eng'g & Assocs., Inc., 79 Va. Cir. 176 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2009). · cites it 12× “In their view, they are entitled to cure the inaccuracy under Va. Code § 43-15 because their memorandum substantially complies with the statutory requirements of Va.”
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