Full question:
Must a contractor issue an Intent to Lien before starting a residential job in RI?
- Category: Contractors
- Subcategory: Construction Liens
- Date:
- State: Rhode Island
Answer:
No, a contractor is not required to issue an intent to lien before starting a residential job in Rhode Island. While serving an intent to lien is allowed before work begins, it is not mandatory. According to Rhode Island law (R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-28-4), any liens claimed under specific sections will be void unless the claimant mails a notice of intention to claim the lien within two hundred days after the work is done or materials are provided. This notice must be sent via prepaid registered or certified mail to the property owner or lessee, and a copy must be filed in the local land evidence records.
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