{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-52-144","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 52-144","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 52-144","body":"(1) A written waiver of construction lien rights signed by a claimant requires no consideration and is valid and binding, whether signed before or after the materials or services were contracted for or furnished. Ambiguities in a written waiver are construed against the claimant.\n\n(2) A written waiver waives all construction lien rights of the claimant as to the improvement to which the waiver relates unless the waiver is specifically limited to a particular lien right or a particular portion of the services or materials furnished.\n\n(3) A waiver of lien rights does not affect any contract rights of the claimant otherwise existing.\n\n(4) Acceptance of a promissory note or other evidence of debt is not a waiver of lien rights unless the note or other instrument expressly so declares.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 52"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=52-144","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"0d4946ab3280bd1036b0d1f84cbebc708fd691acf6e93ddc498eaee1e029249e","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-52-143","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-52-145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}