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Senate Amendment 5459

Amendment Text

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  1  1    Amend House File 2400, as passed by the House, as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    #1.  Page 2, by inserting before line 3 the
  1  4 following:
  1  5    "Sec. ___.  Section 572.14, subsection 2, Code
  1  6 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1  7    2.  In the case of an owner-occupied dwelling, a
  1  8 mechanic's lien perfected under this chapter is
  1  9 enforceable only to the extent of the balance due from
  1 10 the owner to the principal contractor at the time
  1 11 written notice, in the form amount due the principal
  1 12 contractor by the owner-occupant under the contract,
  1 13 less any payments made by the owner-occupant to the
  1 14 principal contractor prior to the owner-occupant being
  1 15 served with the notice specified in subsection 3, is
  1 16 served on the owner.  This notice may be served by
  1 17 delivering it to the owner or the owner's spouse
  1 18 personally, or by mailing it to the owner by certified
  1 19 mail with restricted delivery and return receipt to
  1 20 the person mailing the notice, or by personal service
  1 21 as provided in the rules of civil procedure."
  1 22    #2.  By renumbering as necessary.  
  1 23 
  1 24 
  1 25                               
  1 26 JoANN DOUGLAS 
  1 27 HF 2400.701 77
  1 28 jls/sc/28

Text: S05458                            Text: S05460
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