(a) A lien under Alaska Stat. § 34.35.395 – 34.35.425 is preferred, prior, and superior to a mortgage, attachment, claim, or demand made or recorded in the recorder’s office of the recording district in which the property is located, after the commencement of the work or services for which the lien is claimed.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 34.35.425

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) A sale, transfer, mortgage, assignment, or attachment recorded after the commencement of the work or services does not postpone the lien, except that the lien is of equal rank with other liens recorded or claimed against the property for work or services performed or furnished in the erection, construction, repair, or preservation of the property.