The perfected lien of a general contractor on any building or structure shall inure to the benefit of any subcontractor, and of any person performing labor or furnishing materials to a subcontractor who has not perfected a lien on such building or structure, provided such subcontractor, or person performing labor or furnishing materials shall give written notice of his claim against the general contractor, or subcontractor, as the case may be, to the owner or his agent before the amount of such lien is actually paid off or discharged.
Va. Code Ann. § 43-18
Lien of general contractor to inure to benefit of subcontractor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Standard Federal Savings & Loan (1981)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Standard Federal Savings & Loan (September 1981)
Code 1919, § 6434.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.