{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-572.16","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 572.16","heading":"Rule of construction.","body":"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 before the expiration of the ninety days allowed by law for the posting of a mechanic’s lien by a subcontractor; provided that in the case of residential 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 after the owner receives notice pursuant to section 572.13B, subsection 2 or section 572.13B, subsection 3, paragraph “b”.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 572 - MECHANIC’S LIEN"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/572.16.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"39e512623f06c4591debab4abd520c405d41dfb57af8112e93f5062a3f14a755","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-572.15","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-572.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}