§507-48 Owner may retain amount due. Whenever the work or material for which a lien is filed is furnished to any contractor for use as set forth in section 507-42, the owner may retain from the amount payable to the contractor sufficient to cover the amount due or to become due to the person or persons who filed the lien. [L 1888, c 21, §6; RL 1925, §2896; RL 1935, §4370; RL 1945, §8774; RL 1955, §193-46; HRS §507-48] Case Notes Retention of money by owner. 10 H. 151 (1895); 25 H. 347 (1920), 25 H. 413 (1920). 'Owner'. 22 H. 765 (1915). Owner and surety relationships. 32 H. 913 (1933). Cited: 21 H. 736, 738 (1913); 23 H. 744, 746 (1917).
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