§ 140. Lien for labor performed in quarrying, mining, dressing and cutting stone. A person employed in a quarry, mine, yard or dock at excavating, quarrying, mining, dressing or cutting sandstone, granite, cement stone, limestone, bluestone or marble, may have a lien on such sandstone, cement stone, granite, limestone, bluestone or marble, for the amount due for the labor expended thereon, upon filing a notice of lien as paragraph two of subsection (a) of section 9–501 of the uniform commercial code requires to perfect a security interest in such sandstone, cement stone, granite, limestone, bluestone or marble. Such notice must be filed within thirty days after the completion of such labor and must state the amount due therefor, the name and residence of the lienor, and the name of the person for whom the labor was performed, the quantity and description of the sandstone, cement stone, granite, bluestone, limestone or marble against which the claim is made. Such notice of lien shall be marked, filed and indexed by the filing officer in the same manner as a financing statement, and the same fees shall be charged therefor. A copy of the notice so filed shall be served upon the owner of such sandstone, cement stone, granite, limestone, bluestone or marble or upon the person in charge of the quarry, mine, yards or docks wherein such services were performed within five days after the filing thereof.

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Terms Used In N.Y. Lien Law 140

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC