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New York · Through 2026-09-11

N.Y. Lien Law § 140: Lien for labor performed in quarrying, mining, dressing and cutting stone

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  1. Lien Law
  2. Article 6. Liens For Labor On Stone

§ 140. Lien for labor performed in quarrying, mining, dressing and

cutting stone. A person employed in a quarry, mine, yard or dock at

excavating, quarrying, mining, dressing or cutting sandstone, granite,

cement stone, limestone, bluestone or marble, may have a lien on such

sandstone, cement stone, granite, limestone, bluestone or marble, for

the amount due for the labor expended thereon, upon filing a notice of

lien as paragraph two of subsection (a) of section 9--501 of the uniform

commercial code requires to perfect a security interest in such

sandstone, cement stone, granite, limestone, bluestone or marble. Such

notice must be filed within thirty days after the completion of such

labor and must state the amount due therefor, the name and residence of

the lienor, and the name of the person for whom the labor was performed,

the quantity and description of the sandstone, cement stone, granite,

bluestone, limestone or marble against which the claim is made. Such

notice of lien shall be marked, filed and indexed by the filing officer

in the same manner as a financing statement, and the same fees shall be

charged therefor. A copy of the notice so filed shall be served upon the

owner of such sandstone, cement stone, granite, limestone, bluestone or

marble or upon the person in charge of the quarry, mine, yards or docks

wherein such services were performed within five days after the filing

thereof.

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