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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The lien statement referred to in KRS 376.440 shall be construed to mean a statement in writing in which is stated the amount due the claimant, with all just credits and setoffs known to him, together with a description of the property intended to be covered by the lien sufficiently accurate to identify it and the name of the owner. This statement shall be subscribed and sworn to by the person claiming the lien or by someone in his behalf.
(2) The county clerk shall endorse upon each statement the date of its filing, and shall make an abstract of the statement in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, properly endorsed and indexed, containing the date of filing, the name of the person seeking to enforce the lien, the amount claimed, the name of the person against whose property the lien is filed, and a description of the property charged with the lien. The clerk shall receive a fee as provided for in KRS 64.012 from the person filing the statement as full compensation, which shall be taxed and collected as other costs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXXI. Debtor-Creditor Relations § 376.445.Contents of lien statement; indorsement and filing by county clerk; fee - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxxi-debtor-creditor-relations/ky-rev-st-sect-376-445/
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