Sen. John G. Mulroe

Filed: 3/27/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3023

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3023 on page 3, by
3replacing lines 13 through 21 with the following:
 
4    "(d) An agreement to waive any right to enforce or claim
5any lien under this Act including, but not limited to, an
6agreement to subordinate the lien, where the agreement is in
7anticipation of and in consideration for the awarding of a
8contract or subcontract, either express or implied, to perform
9work or supply materials for an improvement upon real property
10is against public policy and unenforceable. This Section does
11not prohibit release of lien under subsection (b) of Section 35
12of this Act, nor does it prohibit an agreement to subordinate a
13mechanics lien to a mortgage lien that secures a construction
14loan if that agreement is made after more than 50% of the loan
15has been disbursed to fund improvements to the property and if
16the borrower is in default thereunder or prohibit subordination
17of the lien, except as provided in Section 21.".