Originally prepared in 2012, this paper describes the procedures behind the builders’ lien, beginning with the question of entitlement to a lien and working through these issues: time to register a lien, what lands can be liened, the registration process, mineral liens, preserving a lien, enforcing a lien, the holdback and the lien fund, certificates of substantial performance, lien removal, and common pitfalls.

This paper was presented as part of LESA’s Builders’ Liens program, held in March, 2015.