Maine Mechanics Lien Law FAQs

REQUEST FOR NOTICE OF AN ELECTION

(Individual as Lien Claimant)

COMES NOW, lien claimant who has furnished labor, services, equipment and/or materials for the work of improvements to the property at:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip:

and who has given the construction lender, a stop payment notice or bonded stop payment notice, and hereby makes a written request for notice of an election regarding the withholding of funds. The undersigned attaches hereto a preaddressed, stamped envelope for use by the construction lender in providing the claimant such notice within thirty (30) days after making the election.

You will be held liable for failure to furnish a copy of the bond, unless the failure was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error; you maintain reasonable procedures to avoid such an error; and if you correct the error not later than twenty (20) days from the date on which your violation is discovered.

Date:

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PROOF OF NOTICE DECLARATION

(Civil Code § 8118)

I, declare that I have served copies of the REQUEST FOR NOTICE OF AN ELECTION by (check appropriate box below):

a. By personally delivering copies to:

Name Lending Institution:

Branch:

Individual in charge of account:

At: (Street Address)

City, State and Zip Code:

On: at am / pm.

[Provide the above information for all other parties personally served on attached Exhibit A]

b. By Certified, Express, or Registered Mail Service, postage prepaid addressed to:

Name Lending Institution:

Branch:

Individual in charge of account:

At: Street Address:

City, State and Zip Code:

On:

[Provide the above information for all other parties served by mail / express service on attached Exhibit A]

See attached documentation provided by the US Postal Service or express mail service showing the date of delivery and the name of the person accepting delivery; tracking record or other documentation from express carrier showing attempted delivery or delivery of the notice; or, in the event of non-delivery, the returned envelope itself.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Signed at California on

State of California

County of

On before me, (here insert name and title of the officer), personally appeared who proved to me on the basis of

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satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

Witness my hand and official seal.

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