{"Title":"An Act Relative to a Lien for Architects, Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Site Professionals .\r\n","BillNumber":"S1806","DocketNumber":"SD1996","GeneralCourtNumber":186,"PrimarySponsor":{"Id":"KES0","Name":"Karen E. Spilka","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/186/LegislativeMembers/KES0","ResponseDate":"2023-11-03T15:53:00.65"},"Cosponsors":[{"Id":"KES0","Name":"Karen E. Spilka","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/186/LegislativeMembers/KES0","ResponseDate":"2023-11-03T15:53:00.65"}],"JointSponsor":null,"BillHistory":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/186/Documents/S1806/DocumentHistoryActions","LegislationTypeName":"Bill","Pinslip":null,"DocumentText":"\tSECTION 1: The General Laws are amended by striking out Chapter 254 and hereby inserting in place thereof the following chapter:  Chapter 254 \r\n\tSection 1. Labor, Professional Services performed; definitions, limitation on\r\n\tlien; filing\r\n\t(a) As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—\r\n\t(i) “Design professional” means a licensed architect, registered professional\r\n\tengineer, registered land surveyor, and licensed site professional.\r\n\t(ii) “Professional services” means those services performed by licensed\r\n\tarchitects, registered professional engineers, registered land surveyors and licensed site\r\n\tprofessionals and includes design, planning, construction administration and surveying\r\n\tservices.\r\n\t(b) A person to whom a debt is due for personal labor or professional services performed in the design, planning, construction administration, surveying, erection, alteration, repair or\r\n\tremoval of a building or structure upon land or improvement or alteration to real property, by\r\n\tvirtue of an agreement with, or by consent of, the owner of such building or structure, or of a\r\n\tperson having authority from or rightfully acting for such owner in procuring or furnishing such\r\n\tprofessional services or labor, shall, under the provisions of this chapter, other than section four,\r\n\thave a lien upon such building or structure and upon such interest in such real property, land,\r\n\tbuilding, structure, or improvement owned by the party authorizing or consenting to said work or\r\n\tprofessional services, for not more than thirty days’ work or services actually performed for the\r\n\tninety days next prior to his filing a statement as provided in section eight.\r\n\tA person or his assignee, agent, authorized representative or third party beneficiary, to whom amounts are due or for whose benefit amounts are computed and due for, or on the basis of, the personal labor or professional services of such person, may file a lien to secure the payment of such unpaid amounts including interest and agreed penalties for failure to pay the same.\r\n\tSection 2. Written contract; notice; time for filing; form\r\n\tA person entering into a written contract with the owner of any interest in real\r\n\tproperty, or with any person acting for, on behalf of, or with the consent of such owner for the\r\n\twhole or part of the design, planning, construction administration, surveying, erection, alteration,\r\n\trepair or removal of a building, structure, or other improvement to real property, or for\r\n\tfurnishing material or rental equipment, appliances, or tools therefor, shall have a lien upon such\r\n\treal property, land, building, structure or improvement owned by the party with whom or on\r\n\tbehalf of whom the contract was entered into, as appears of record on the date when notice of\r\n\tsaid contract is filed or recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district where such\r\n\tland lies, to secure the payment of all labor, including construction management and general\r\n\tcontractor services, professional services and material or rental equipment, appliances, or tools\r\n\twhich shall be furnished by virtue of said contract. Said notice may be filed or recorded in the\r\n\tregistry of deeds in the county or registry district where the land lies by any person entitled\r\n\tunder this section to enforce a lien, and shall be in substantially the following form:\r\n\tNotice is hereby given that by virtue of a written contract dated ___, between ___, owner, and\r\n","EmergencyPreamble":null,"RollCalls":[],"Attachments":[],"CommitteeRecommendations":[],"Amendments":[]}