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– 43 – 1. This chart is to be used strictly as a guideline to facilitate mechanic’s lien inquiries. Parties using this resource should ensure they are independently confirming the information contained herein before relying on the same. WHO MAY CLAIM Any person who shall, under oral or written contract with the owner, perform labor, furnish material or lease or rent equipment used on said land for the erection, alteration or repair of any building, improvement or structure. Includes architects, if work is commenced on the property, and surveyors. Stillwater Nat. Bank & Tr. Co. v. Cook, 2011 OK CIV APP 87, ¶ 1, 257 P.3d 427, 428 42 OK STAT § 141 DEADLINE TO PERFECT Deadline to file statement of lien depends on whether contractor or subcontractor: • Contractor: within 4 months after date upon which last material or services were furnished under contract. • Subcontractor: within 90 days after date upon which last material or services were furnished under contract. 42 OK STAT § 142 (contractor) 42 OK STAT § 143 (subcontractor) BROKEN PRIORITY Lien relates back to date of commencement, which includes furnishing of fixtures or machines and planting of trees or vines. Commencement is first work upon the land, but does not have to be part of permanent construction, continuous, or visible. Midland Mortg. Co. v. Sanders England Investments, 1984 OK 10, 682 P.2d 748, 749 EXCEPTIONS: • No General Contractor: For improvements or projects with no general contractor, liens do not relate back to commencement of project, but instead related back only to commencement of lien claimant’s specific contract. Am. First Title & Tr. Co. v. Ewing, 1965 OK 98, 403 P.2d 488, 494 • Purchase Money Mortgage: Purchase money mortgages enjoy absolute priority under 42 OK STAT § 16 , F & M Bank & Tr. Co. v. Gardner Const. Co., 2012 OK CIV APP 38, ¶ 9, 277 P.3d 496, 497 42 OK STAT § 141 DURATION OF LIEN Lien must be enforced within 1 years after it is filed. Bancentre Corp. v. Atlantic Management Corp., 2014 WL 949276, at 3 (W.D.Okla.,2014). 42 OK STAT § 149 CONTENTS OF LIEN (1) Verified statement; (2) by affidavit; (3) amount claimed; (4) items/work that are basis of amount claimed; (5) name of owner; (6) name of contractor; (7) name of claimant; (8) a legal description of the property. Substantial compliance required. To be determined on a factual basis by the court. K & H Well Service, Inc. v. Tcina, Inc., 51 P.3d 1219, 1227, 2002 OK 62,¶ 24 (Okla.,2002) 42 OK STAT § 142 NATIONAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES BY STATE MECHANIC’S LIEN OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA