North Carolina § 44A-8 - Mechanics', laborers', and materialmen's lien; persons entitled to claim of lien on real property.

§ 44A-8. Mechanics', laborers', and materialmen's lien; persons entitled to claim of lien on real property.

Any person who performs or furnishes labor or professional design or surveying services or furnishes materials or furnishes rental equipment pursuant to a contract, either express or implied, with the owner of real property for the making of an improvement thereon shall, upon complying with the provisions of this Article, have a right to file a claim of lien on real property on the real property to secure payment of all debts owing for labor done or professional design or surveying services or material furnished or equipment rented pursuant to the contract. History (1969, c. 1112, s. 1; 1975, c. 715, s. 2; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 607, s. 2; 2005-229, s. 1.) Legal Periodicals. - For article, "Mechanics' Liens for the Improvement of Real Property: Recent Developments in Perfection, Enforcement and Priority," see 12 Wake Forest L. Rev. 283 (1976). For survey of 1978 property law, see 57 N.C.L. Rev. 1103 (1979). For comment, "Offer to Purchase and Contract: Buyer Beware," see 8 Campbell L. Rev. 473 (1986). For note, "Judicial Activism Constructs Lenders' Nightmare - Embree Construction Group, Inc. v. Rafcor, Inc. and United Carolina Bank," see 15 Campbell L. Rev. 77 (1992). For article, "North Carolina's Real Estate Recording Laws: The Ghost of 1885," see 28 N.C. Cent. L.J. 199 (2006).