{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-44a-10","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:44A-10","heading":"Attachment of lien to interest of owner; amount of liability.","body":"10.  Subject to the limitations of  sections 3 and 6 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-3 and 2A:44A-6), the lien  shall attach to the interest of the owner from and after the time of filing of the lien claim.  Except as provided by section 20 of  P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-20), no lien  shall attach to the  interest acquired by a bona fide purchaser  as evidenced by a recordable document recorded or lodged for record before the date of filing of the lien claim. A  lien claim  shall not, except as provided by sections 20 and 22 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-20 and 2A:44A-22), have a priority over any mortgage, judgment or other lien or interest in real estate first recorded, lodged for record, filed or docketed.  A lien claim filed under  this act shall be subject to the effect of a  Notice of  Settlement filed pursuant to P.L.1979, c.406 (C.46:16A-1 et seq.).\nL.1993, c.318, s.10; amended 2010, c.119, s.7.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"796aa21dc90d16eee792de00f54bff2e2081ae731da4a399ac8f9393346930a4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-44a-9","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-44a-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}