Mechanics' Liens

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  2. South Carolina Code of Laws
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  4. Mechanics' Liens

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Section
29-5-10

Lien of person furnishing labor and materials for buildings or structures; offers of settlement.

Section
29-5-15

Filing requirements; penalty for frivolous lien.

Section
29-5-20

Lien of laborer, mechanic, subcontractor or materialman; limits on aggregate amount of liens filed by sub-subcontractor or supplier; limits on total aggregate amount of liens; exceptions; settlement of action to enforce lien.

Section
29-5-21

Services of surveyor and real estate licensee as improving real estate; real estate licensee's liens.

Section
29-5-22

Reasonable rental value of tools, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

Section
29-5-23

Notice of Project Commencement; location notice; failure to file notice.

Section
29-5-25

Private security guard services at site of real estate improvement.

Section
29-5-26

Landscape services.

Section
29-5-27

Laborer and person defined.

Section
29-5-30

Lien against debtor with life estate or whose estate is less than fee simple.

Section
29-5-40

Notice to owner before lien attaches when laborer was employed by someone other than owner.

Section
29-5-50

Lienor's preference over contractor.

Section
29-5-60

Proration of payments among lienors.

Section
29-5-70

Force of lien against existing recorded mortgage.

Section
29-5-80

Notice of nonresponsibility by owner of building or structure.

Section
29-5-90

Dissolution of lien for failure to serve and file statement; contents of statement.

Section
29-5-100

Proceedings not invalidated by inaccuracy of statement of account.

Section
29-5-110

Release of lien upon filing written undertaking and security.

Section
29-5-120

Time for bringing suit to enforce lien; dissolution and release of lien.

Section
29-5-130

Enforcement of certain liens before magistrate's court.

Section
29-5-140

Enforcement of lien by petition to court of common pleas.

Section
29-5-150

Service of petition.

Section
29-5-160

Contents of petition.

Section
29-5-170

Petition filed by multiple lienors.

Section
29-5-180

Amendments of pleadings.

Section
29-5-190

Notice to owner and other creditors.

Section
29-5-200

Notice by publication or other than personal service.

Section
29-5-210

Further notice of suit.

Section
29-5-220

Hearing on claims of lienors.

Section
29-5-230

Questions for jury.

Section
29-5-240

Determination of claims due but not yet payable.

Section
29-5-250

Recovery for part performance.

Section
29-5-260

Sale of premises if lien established.

Section
29-5-270

Sale of part of property.

Section
29-5-280

Notice of sale.

Section
29-5-290

Distribution of proceeds of sale.

Section
29-5-300

Distribution of proceeds by court.

Section
29-5-310

Distribution of surplus.

Section
29-5-320

Prior attaching creditor is preferred.

Section
29-5-330

Distribution of proceeds where there is attaching creditor.

Section
29-5-340

Subsequent attachments.

Section
29-5-350

Attachments intervening between two liens.

Section
29-5-360

Rights of creditors among themselves.

Section
29-5-370

Persons against whom lien may be enforced when debtor dies or conveys his interest.

Section
29-5-380

Executor or administrator may enforce creditor's lien.

Section
29-5-390

Suits begun by one creditor may be prosecuted by another.

Section
29-5-400

Allowance of claim and costs of petitioning creditor.

Section
29-5-410

Costs.

Section
29-5-420

Civil action not barred.

Section
29-5-430

Recording discharge or release of lien.

Section
29-5-440

Suit on payment bond.