North Dakota Code 35-24-11 – Contents and filing of statement of lien
1. Every person claiming a lien under this chapter shall file with the recorder of the county in which the leasehold or pipeline, or some part thereof, is situated, a statement verified by affidavit setting forth the amount claimed and the items thereof, the dates on which labor was performed or material or services furnished, the name of the owner of the leasehold or pipeline, if known, the name of the claimant and the claimant’s mailing address, a description of the leasehold or pipeline, and if the claimant is a claimant under section 35-24-04, the name of the person for whom the labor was immediately performed or the material or services were immediately furnished.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 35-24-11
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42
2. The statement of the lien must contain the following statement in at least sixteen-point typeface unless the owner of the freehold estate also is the owner of the leasehold for oil or gas purposes or the pipeline for which the labor, materials, or services were supplied:
The lien in this chapter attaches only to the leasehold for oil or gas purposes or any pipeline for which labor, materials, or services were supplied. This lien does not attach to or encumber the real property of a freehold estate.
Failure to include the statement mentioned in this subsection in the statement of the lien does not invalidate a lien on the leasehold or pipeline.
3. The statement of lien must be filed within six months after the date on which the claimant’s labor was last performed or material or services were last furnished under a single contract as provided for in section 35-24-10.