{"id":895897,"date":"2019-05-21T15:13:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T21:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=895897"},"modified":"2019-05-21T15:13:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T21:13:32","slug":"mechanics-lien-virginia-code-43-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/mechanics-lien-virginia-code-43-4\/","title":{"rendered":"90 and 150: Two Numbers You Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christopher G. Hill | <a href=\"https:\/\/constructionlawva.com\/90-and-150-two-numbers-you-must-know\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConstructionLawMusings-RichmondVa+%28Construction+Law+Musings-+Richmond%2C+VA%29\">Construction Law Musings<\/a> | May 20, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mechanic\u2019s liens are a big topic here at Construction Law Musings.\u00a0 I\u2019ve discussed everything from the\u00a0picky nature of this powerful payment tool\u00a0to the changes that are\u00a0upcoming on July 1, 2019.\u00a0 Given the strict way that the form and timing of a Virginia mechanic\u2019s lien is so critical, I thought a quick reminder was in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two numbers that are critical to the timing and content of any mechanic\u2019s lien are 90 and 150, both found in\u00a0Va. Code 43-4.\u00a0 90 days is the time from the last\u00a0<em>date<\/em>\u00a0<em>of work\u00a0<\/em>(not invoicing), or last date of the last month in which work was done given proper circumstances.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 90 days prescibes the time during which a contractor can properly record a valid lien.&nbsp; This is a hard deadline and is 90 days,&nbsp;<em>not three months<\/em>.&nbsp; Miss this deadline and no matter what the type of payment that has not been made (something discussed below), the contractor will lose its lien rights.&nbsp; This is the easier of the two numbers to both understand and apply.&nbsp; Count 90 days from last non-corrective or warranty work and that is your hard out for filing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 150 days discussed in the Virginia Code section above prescribes what particular work\u2019s value can be included in the mechanic\u2019s lien total.&nbsp; By this I mean essentially the total amount that can be included in the lien.&nbsp; This 150 days is a \u201clook back\u201d period from either the last date of work or the date of the lien, whichever is earlier.&nbsp; Any work done within that 150 days can be included in the value of the lien.&nbsp; Two exceptions to this 150 day inclusion period are retentions up to 10% and sums not yet due because the party that owes the money has not received payment for the work (read \u201cpay if paid\u201d situation).&nbsp; Include sums in excess of money owed for work done within the 150 days plus any retainages and money subject to pay if paid and the lien will be considered over inclusive and will be invalidated by a Virginia court (with extremely limited exceptions almost not worth mentioning).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For practical purposes, what the combination of these numbers means is that on longer projects spanning more than 5 months, a contractor in Virginia may be forced to file multiple liens in order to \u201ccatch\u201d the value of all of its work because for every day that passes after the 150 day mark, a day\u2019s work is no longer lienable.&nbsp; While this won\u2019t invalidate that contractor\u2019s&nbsp;<em>right<\/em>&nbsp;to a lien (the start of the 90 days moves with each day of contract work), it does affect what can be included in the lien.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings | May 20, 2019 Mechanic\u2019s liens are a big topic here at Construction Law Musings.\u00a0 I\u2019ve discussed everything from the\u00a0picky nature of this powerful payment tool\u00a0to the changes that are\u00a0upcoming on July 1, 2019.\u00a0 Given the strict way that the form and timing of a Virginia mechanic\u2019s lien&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/mechanics-lien-virginia-code-43-4\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">90 and 150: Two Numbers You Must Know<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10772],"tags":[9895,184,357,10802],"class_list":["post-895897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mechanics-lien-law","tag-advise-consult","tag-mechanics-lien-law","tag-virginia","tag-virginia-code-43-4","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>90 and 150: Two Numbers You Must Know - Advise &amp; 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