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The clerk must file a certificate in the registry of deeds when requested, and the claimant must record notice of a lien complaint within 60 days after the complaint is filed.
Certain liens may be enforced by attachment in court actions, but the attachment must be made within 180 days after the relevant labor or services end or materials/services are furnished, except as provided in section 3256.
An owner of property subject to a claimed lien may petition the court in writing for release. The judge or justice must issue written notice to the lienor or the lienor’s attorney at least 10 days before the hearing, may require the owner to post bond, and the clerk must provide an attested copy and certificate after t
If multiple lien-enforcement cases about the same property are pending, a judge may transfer them to Superior Court or District Court and require the parties to plead under section 3257.
Property covered by certain judgments must be sold on execution; if there are multiple judgments, the court directs which execution is used, and the court may set a redemption time.
An individual may take any action or lien covered by this chapter, and a qualifying labor organization may do so on the individual’s behalf.
Liens for labor described in this chapter shall include compensation for labor in the form of wages and all fringe benefits either payable to or on behalf of the laborer, including health plans, health and accident plans, retirement and
A labor organization’s action under this chapter cannot be settled, dismissed, or otherwise disposed of unless the court approves.
Sections 3266, 3267, and 3268 do not apply to certain small residential buildings or to claims that miss the time requirements in sections 3253 and 3256.
A person who furnishes corn, grain, or fruit for canning or preservation has a lien on the preserved product and related containers.
The Legislature finds that the potato industry has a substantial and unique effect on the economy of the entire State and Aroostook County in particular. A large number of people in Maine are directly or indirectly dependent upon the
This section defines terms used in the chapter, including “Commissioner,” “farm product or raw product,” “finished product,” “inventory,” and “processor.”
A potato producer who grows, harvests, and sells potatoes to a processor under contract has a lien on the potatoes and their processed or manufactured forms.
A producer lien on finished product takes effect immediately when the producer notifies the commissioner within 10 business days after the contract payment date, unless this section’s exception applies.
A producer’s lien has priority on the finished product in inventory and its proceeds, subject to specified financial institution liens. If foreclosure occurs, proceeds are distributed first to superior producers’ liens, then to the financial institution, then to the commissioner or designee for producer distribution, a
A producer’s lien stays in effect until the producer receives payment that satisfies the producer’s total claim against the processor, except as provided in section 3324.
A lien claimant may bring a personal action against a processor to recover the debt, and the lien claim is not lost or merged because of that judgment.
A plaintiff in a lien-foreclosure action may seek an injunction against the processor in a proper case and on proper allegations.
If a lien foreclosure case finds no cash, bond, or other deposit securing the lien claims, the court may enter foreclosure judgment against enough farm or processed product held by the defendant processor, and may also declare any court-deposited bond forfeited.
The court may consolidate related foreclosure actions and add necessary parties.
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