KRS 376.090: Limitation on action to enforce lien -- Priority of lien.

(1) Any lien provided for in KRS 376.010 shall be deemed dissolved unless an action is

brought to enforce the lien within twelve (12) months from the day of filing the

statement in the clerk's office, as required by KRS 376.080. If the debtor against

whose property the lien is claimed dies before the expiration of the time prescribed

for bringing the action, a further period of six (6) months from the date of the

qualification of his personal representative shall be allowed within which the action

may be brought.

(2) Any lien provided for in KRS 376.010 shall, if the lienholder complies with the

requirements of KRS 376.080 and subsection (1) of this section, and does so within

the time therein fixed, be valid and effectual against any creditor of, or bona fide o r

other purchaser from, the owner of the property.