A Waukesha, WI based roofing and siding contractor asked TRADITION LIEN SERVICE to record a WISCONSIN Prime Contractor Claim For Lien – Wisconsin Statutes §779.06 in Washington County for non-payment for siding work done on a residential home in Germantown, WI within Washington county. According to WIKIPEDIA Washington county was created on December 7, 1836, by the Wisconsin Territory Legislature, with Port Washington designated as the county seat.
Since 2016 it is mandatory that a lien should be e-recorded with the Wisconsin circuit courts portal ( https://logon.wicourts.gov/index.html?target=efiling ) in the county where the improved property is located. Include copies also of the legal property description and the required warning notice | WISCONSIN Prime Contractor Notice Of Intention To File Claim For Lien – Wisconsin Statutes §779.06(2) | that needs to be previously mailed. A recorded copy of the lien should be mailed by Certified Mail or personal delivery within thirty (30) days to the improved property’s Owner, Agent or Trustee along with the other legal parties for improvement (Customer, Lender/Surety).
The Washington County Clerk Of Circuit Court’s fees to record are as follows: $6.95 for eCheck (document size 8-1/2″ x 11″). Actual recording is one (1) business day. You can retrieve the recorded document from the email you will receive confirming recording.
Claimants must begin a lien foreclosure action within two (2) years from the date the WISCONSIN Prime Contractor Claim For Lien was recorded for the project.
