The lien provided for in section 35-20-12 must be perfected within ninety days after such moving is completed by recording a verified statement showing all of the following:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 35-20-13

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42

    1.    The labor performed and the materials furnished.

2.    The price agreed upon, or if no price was agreed upon, the reasonable value of the work done and the materials furnished.

3.    The name of the person for whom the work was performed.

4.    A description of the building moved and the description of the land upon which the building is located.

Such statement must be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which such building remains after moving. Unless such statement is recorded as aforesaid, any lien hereunder is deemed to be lost and waived. The housemover’s lien provided for herein must be enforced according to the provisions and procedure set out in section 35-27-24; and the owner, the owner’s agent, or contractor may require suit to be commenced according to the provisions and procedure set out in section 35-27-25.