A national roofing company who was not paid after providing a new roof on a residence asked our TRADITION LIEN SERVICE division to record a ARKANSAS Verified Statement Of Account And Claim For Lien on a home in Rogers, AR within Benton county. According to Wikipedia, Benton county was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri influential in Arkansas statehood.
On private Existing Residential projects an ARKANSAS Notice Of Intent To File A Lien Claim must be mailed to the Property Owner at least ten (10) days prior to recording a ARKANSAS Claim Of Lien. ARKANSAS Code Annotated §18-44-117 mandates that General/ Prime Contractors and Subcontractors record a ARKANSAS Verified Statement Of Account, Claim For Lien, copy of the Notice of Intent and USPS Proof Of Delivery of the Notice of Intent at the Circuit Clerks office in the county where a project is located within one hundred twenty (120) days after the completion of furnishing equipment, labor, materials or services for a construction related improvement. Cost to record a lien with the Benton County Circuit Clerk’s office is $30.
Claimants who recorded a lien have up to fifteen (15) months from the date the original ARKANSAS Claim For Lien was recorded to file a foreclosure lawsuit against the improved property.