572.16 Rule of construction. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the owner to pay a greater amount or at an earlier date than is provided in the owner’s contract with the general contractor,unless the owner pays a part or all of the contract price to the general contractor beforethe expiration of the ninety days allowed by law for the posting of a mechanic’s lien by asubcontractor; provided that in the case of residential construction, nothing in this chaptershall be construed to require the owner to pay a greater amount or at an earlier date than isprovided in the owner’s contract with the general contractor, unless the owner pays a part orall of the contract price to the general contractor after the owner receives notice pursuant tosection 572.13B, subsection 2 or section 572.13B, subsection 3, paragraph 'b'. [C97, §3093; S13, §3093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10285; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.16; 81 Acts, ch 186, §3] 87 Acts, ch 79, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §13, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13 Sat Dec 23 11:07:52 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 572.16 (23, 0)
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