Subcontractor’s lien — generally.

Annotations

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1384, ch. 854, § 1239
June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804
June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b)
May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127
July 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 265, Pub. L. 89-493, § 15(a)
Mar. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-84, § 2(b), 49 DRC 198
Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-31, § 2(d), 52 DCR 7195
D.C. Law 16-31 rewrote section, which had read as follows: “Any person directly employed by the original contractor, whether as subcontractor, materialman, or laborer, to furnish work or material for the completion of the work contracted for, shall be entitled to a similar lien to that of the original contractor, upon filing a notice which complies with the requirements set forth in § 40-301.02, subject, however, to the conditions set forth in §§ 40-303.02 to 40-303.20.”
“Any person directly employed by the original contractor, whether as subcontractor, materialman, or laborer, to furnish work or materials for the completion of the work contracted for as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a similar lien to that of the original contractor upon his filing a similar notice with the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia to that above mentioned, subject, however, to the conditions set forth in this subchapter.”
D.C. Law 14-84 rewrote the section, which had read:
1973 Ed., § 38-103.
1981 Ed., § 38-103.
This section is referenced in § 47-2883.03.
Payment as defense to assertion of lien, see § 47-2883.03.