Under Virginia law, a contractor must provide preliminary notice to property owners before filing a mechanics lien. This notice must be served within how many days of first furnishing labor or materials?
Correct Answer
C) 30 days
Virginia requires contractors to serve preliminary notice within 30 days of first furnishing labor or materials to preserve their right to file a mechanics lien.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Virginia law requires contractors to serve preliminary notice within 30 days of first furnishing labor or materials to preserve their mechanics lien rights. This notice alerts the property owner early that lien rights are being established.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: No preliminary notice is required
The claim that no preliminary notice is required is false. Virginia mechanics lien law does include preliminary notice requirements for certain contractors, particularly subcontractors and sub-subcontractors, to preserve lien rights.
Option B: 60 days
60 days is not the Virginia preliminary notice deadline. This figure may be confused with the deadline to file the lien itself, or with requirements in other states such as California.
Option D: 90 days
90 days is the timeframe associated with filing the mechanics lien after the last work is performed, not the preliminary notice deadline. Confusing these two separate deadlines is a common error.
Memory Technique
Three = 30 days for preliminary notice. 'Start of work = 30 days to notify.' Nine = 90 days to file the lien after last work. Think: '30 to start the clock, 90 to pull the trigger.' These are the two critical Virginia mechanics lien deadlines.
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