(a) A person who claims the benefit of Alaska Stat. § 34.35.125 – 34.35.170 shall, within 90 days after the performance of the services or the cessation of the work mentioned in Alaska Stat. § 34.35.125 – 34.35.170, record the claim of lien in the recorder’s office of the recording district in which the mine or mining claim, or other property on which the lien is claimed is located or used.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 34.35.160

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The claim of lien must contain

(1) a statement of the demand;
(2) the amount of the demand, after deducting all credits and offsets;
(3) the name of the person by whom the claimant was employed;
(4) a statement of the terms and conditions of the contract of employment;
(5) the date of starting and stopping the work;
(6) a description of the property on which the lien is claimed, sufficient for identification; and
(7) the name of the owner or reputed owner.
(c) The lien claim shall be verified by the oath of the lien claimant or someone on behalf of the lien claimant having personal knowledge of the facts. If there is no express contract of employment, the claim must state the reasonable value of the work and services.
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