572.24 Time of bringing action — court. 1. An action to enforce a mechanic’s lien, or an action brought upon any bond given in lieu thereof, may be commenced in the district court after said lien is perfected. 2. An action to challenge a mechanic’s lien may be commenced in the district court or small claims court if the amount of the lien is within jurisdictional limits. Any permissibleclaim or counterclaim meeting subject matter and jurisdictional requirements may be joinedwith the action. The court shall make written findings regarding the lawful amount and thevalidity of the mechanic’s lien. In addition to any other appropriate order, the court may enterjudgment on a permissibly joined claim or counterclaim. If the court determines that themechanic’s lien is invalid, valid for a lesser amount, frivolous, fraudulent, forfeited, expired,or for any other reason unenforceable, the clerk of the district court shall submit the ruling tothe administrator who shall make a posting to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internetsite regarding the proper amount of the lien or, if warranted, canceling the lien. ll submit the ruling tothe administrator who shall make a posting to the mechanics’ notice and lien registry internetsite regarding the proper amount of the lien or, if warranted, canceling the lien. [R60, §1856; C73, §2142, 2143; C97, §3098; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10293; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.24] 99 Acts, ch 79, §2; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §18, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13, 40, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257 Referred to in §631.1 Sat Dec 23 11:07:56 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 572.24 (25, 0)
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