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Statutes > Missouri > T27 > C429 > 429_620Broker failing to file suit or answer in pending suit within thirtydays after service on owner, lien is extinguished, service of demand,procedure.
429.620. If a broker claiming a lien pursuant to sections429.600 to 429.627 fails to file a suit to enforce the lien orfails to file an answer in a pending suit to enforce a lienwithin thirty days after a properly served written demand of theowner, lienee or other authorized agent, the lien shall beextinguished. Service of such demand shall be by registered orcertified mail, return receipt requested or by personal service.The provisions of this section shall not extend any otherdeadline provided by law for the filing of any pleadings or forthe foreclosure of any lien governed by sections 429.600 to429.627.
(L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 8)
