C.R.S. Section 38-22-113
Hearing

  • judgment
  • summons
  • defense

(1)

The court, whenever the issues in such case are made up, shall advance such cause to the head of the docket for trial and may proceed to hear and determine said liens and claims or may refer the same to a magistrate to ascertain and report upon said liens and claims and the amounts justly due thereon.

(2)

Judgments shall be rendered according to the rights of the parties. The various rights of all the lien claimants and other parties to any such action shall be determined and incorporated in one judgment or decree. Each party who establishes his claim under this article shall have judgment against the party personally liable to him for the full amount of his claim so established, and shall have a lien established and determined in said decree upon the property to which his lien has attached to the extent stated in this section.

(3)

Proceedings to foreclose and enforce mechanics’ liens under this article are actions in rem, and service by publication may be obtained against any defendant therein in a manner as provided by law, and personal judgment against the principal contractor or other person personally liable for the debt for which the lien is claimed shall not be requisite to a decree of foreclosure in favor of a subcontractor or materialman.

(4)

In such proceedings, it shall be an affirmative defense that the owner or some person acting on the owner’s behalf has paid an amount sufficient to satisfy the contractual and legal obligations of the owner, including the initial purchase price or contract amount plus any additions or change orders, to the principal contractor or any subcontractor for the purpose of payment to the subcontractors or suppliers of laborers or materials or services to the job, when:

(a)

The property is an existing single-family dwelling unit;

(b)

The property is a residence constructed by the owner or under a contract entered into by the owner prior to its occupancy as his primary residence; or

(c)

The property is a single-family, owner-occupied dwelling unit, including a residence constructed and sold for occupancy as a primary residence. This paragraph (c) shall not apply to a developer or builder of multiple residences except for the residence that is occupied as the primary residence of the developer or builder.

Source: Section 38-22-113 — Hearing - judgment - summons - defense, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-38.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

38‑22‑101
Liens in favor of whom - when filed - definition of person 38‑22‑102
Payments - effect 38‑22‑103
Attaching of lien - enforcement 38‑22‑104
Lien on mining property 38‑22‑105
Property subject to lien - notice 38‑22‑105.5
Notice of lien law 38‑22‑106
Priority of lien - attachments 38‑22‑107
Lien attaches to water rights and franchises 38‑22‑108
Rank of liens 38‑22‑109
Lien statement 38‑22‑110
Action commenced within six months 38‑22‑111
Joinder of parties - consolidation of actions 38‑22‑112
Allegations of complaint 38‑22‑113
Hearing - judgment - summons - defense 38‑22‑114
Disposition of proceeds - execution 38‑22‑115
Parties to action 38‑22‑116
Costs 38‑22‑117
Assignment of lien - failure to support lien 38‑22‑118
Satisfaction of lien - failure to release 38‑22‑119
Agreement to waive - effect 38‑22‑120
Rules of civil procedure apply 38‑22‑121
Liens of surveyors and engineers 38‑22‑122
Lien under two contracts - effect 38‑22‑123
Payment to avoid invalid 38‑22‑124
Other remedies not barred 38‑22‑125
Bona fide purchaser 38‑22‑126
Disburser - notice - duty of owner and disburser 38‑22‑127
Moneys for lien claims made trust funds - disbursements - penalty 38‑22‑128
Excessive amounts claimed 38‑22‑129
Principal contractor may provide bond prior to commencement of work 38‑22‑130
Payment of claims by surety 38‑22‑131
Substitution of bond allowed 38‑22‑132
Lien to be discharged 38‑22‑133
Action to be brought on bond or undertaking
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 38-22-113’s source at colorado​.gov