43-9 - Perfection of lien by person performing labor or furnishing materials for a subcontractor; extent of lien.
§ 43-9. Perfection of lien by person performing labor or furnishing materialsfor a subcontractor; extent of lien.
Any person performing labor or furnishing materials for a subcontractor, inorder to perfect the lien given him by § 43-3, shall comply with theprovisions of § 43-4, and in addition thereto give notice in writing to theowner of the property, or his agent, and to the general contractor, or hisagent, of the amount and character of his claim. But the amount for which alien may be perfected by such person shall not exceed the amount for whichsuch subcontractor could himself claim a lien under § 43-7.
(Code 1919, § 6429.)