{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-43-10","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 43-10","heading":"Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-9","body":"The memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-9 shall be sufficient if substantially in form and effect as follows:Memorandum for Mechanic's Lien Claimed by Sub-subcontractor.Name of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________Address of owner: ___________________________________________________________________________Name of general contractor (if any) and subcontractor:               ___________________________________________________________________________            Name of claimant:  ___________________________________________________________________________Address of claimant:  ___________________________________________________________________________Contractor license or certificate number of claimant(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________Issuance date of license or certificate(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________Expiration date of license or certificate(if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________________If no contractor license or certificate number is included, the claimant certifies that such a valid license or certificate is not  required by law for the work done for which the benefit of a lien is claimed.1. Type of materials or services furnished:  ___________________________________________________________________________               ___________________________________________________________________________            2. Amount claimed: $ ___________________________________________________________________________If any part of the Amount claimed is not due as of the date of this mechanic's lien, identify the date or event upon which it will be due, and the sum(s) to which the due date(s) or event(s) apply: ___________________________________________________________________________3. Type of structure on which work done or materials furnished: ___________________________________________________________________________               ___________________________________________________________________________            4. Brief description and location of real property: ___________________________________________________________________________               ___________________________________________________________________________            5. Date from which interest on above amount is claimed:Date: ____________________________It is the intent of the claimant to claim the benefit of a lien. ____________________________  (Name of claimant). ______________ (Signature of claimant or agent for claimant).Affidavit.State of Virginia,County (or city) of ________________________, to wit:I, ___________________________________________________________________________ (notary or other officer) for the county (or city)aforesaid do certify that ___________________________________________ claimant, or ___________________________________________, agent for claimant, this day made oath before me in my county (or city) aforesaid that _______________ is justly indebted to claimant in the sum of __________ dollars for the consideration stated in the foregoing memorandum, and that the same is payable as therein stated.Given under my hand this the ................ day of ..............., 20....________________________________________ (Notary Public or    Magistrate, et cetera.)   Notice.To __________________________ (owner) and __________________________ (general contractor):You are hereby notified that ___________________________________________________________________________ , a subcontractor under you,said ___________________________________________________________________________ (general contractor) for the construction (or removal,etc.,) of a ___________________________________________________________________________  (describe structure) for you, or on property owned byyou, said ___________________________________________________________________________  (owner) is indebted to me in the sum of .............................. dollars ($ ______________) with interest thereon from the .... day of ......., 20..., for work done (or materials furnished) in and about the construction (or removal, etc.,) of _________________________  (naming structure), situate in the county (or city) of _______________ Virginia, and that I have duly recorded a mechanic's lien for the same.Given under my hand this the .................. day of ..............., 20.......__________________________________________________ (Sub-subcontractor).Code 1919, § 6429; 1968, c. 568; 1984, c. 647; 2007, c. 504; 2013, c. 293; 2019, c. 243.","path":["Title 43. Mechanics' and Certain Other Liens","Chapter 1. Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/43-10/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:24Z","sha256":"8dfa6dc8e13fd887326cefb612df2542b89edbcf70ea177aa87f555d29d358c6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-43-9","next":"us-va/va.-code-43-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}