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HOUSE BILL 1241
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives Heavey, Cole, Jacobsen, Wang, Jones, R. Meyers, Appelwick, Fraser, Phillips and Cantwell.
Read first time January 23, 1991. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to construction liens; and adding a new section to chapter 60.04 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 60.04 RCW to read as follows:
The sum of the liens acquired under RCW 60.04.010 for labor, materials, supplies, or equipment furnished for the alteration or repair of a single family residence or garage shall not exceed the amount that the owner or owner's agent agreed to pay to the prime contractor or other person with whom the owner or owner's agent directly contracted for the improvements, including any agreement for payments under a contract modification. Liens for which notice is required under RCW 60.04.020 shall be enforced against the property affected only to the extent of the balance of the contract price earned and unpaid at the time that notice is given, and any amounts subsequently earned.