{"id":346,"date":"2014-11-19T12:57:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T12:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelsmithlaw.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/mechanics-liens-part-6-no-lien.html"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:40:08","slug":"mechanics-liens-part-6-no-lien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hpindiana.law\/business-blog\/mechanics-liens-part-6-no-lien\/","title":{"rendered":"Mechanics’ Liens: Part 6. No-lien agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This one of a series of six posts regarding mechanics’ liens:<\/p>\n

Part 1. The basics of credit risk and subcontracting.<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 2. Reallocating risk in construction projects.<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 3. Acquiring a lien.<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 4. Enforcing a lien.<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 5. Personal liability notices.<\/a><\/p>\n

Part 6. No-lien agreements.<\/a><\/p>\n

The last post in our series on mechanics’ liens addresses a situation in which mechanics’ liens are not available. For certain types of projects, the Indiana Mechanic’s Lien Statute permits the owner and principal contactor to enter into an agreement or stipulation that prohibits liens that arise from a particular contract.<\/p>\n

There are essentially two categories of projects that are eligible for no-lien agreements. The first category includes “class 2 structures” (as defined at Indiana Code section 22-12-1-5), which encompasses single- and double-unit residential structures and some related projects. The second encompasses construction owned by certain types of utilities, including public utilities, municipal utilities, and rural membership utilities. The details of the projects that are eligible for no-lien agreements can be found at Indiana Code 32-28-3-1(3).<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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