572.33A Liability of owner to general contractor — commercial construction. 1. An owner of a building, land, or improvement upon which a mechanic’s lien of a subcontractor may be posted is not required to pay the general contractor compensation forwork done or material furnished for the building, land, or improvement until the expirationof ninety days after the completion of the building or improvement unless the generalcontractor furnishes to the owner one of the following: a. Receipts and waivers of claims for mechanics’ liens, signed by all persons who furnished material or performed labor for the building, land, or improvement. b. A good and sufficient bond to be approved by the owner, conditioned that the owner shall be held harmless from any loss which the owner may sustain by reason of the postingof mechanics’ liens by subcontractors. 2. This section applies only to commercial construction properties.2012 Acts, ch 1105, §24, 27, 28; 2013 Acts, ch 99, §16; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §128 Sat Dec 23 11:08:00 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 572.33A (16, 0)
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