Okla. Stat. tit. 42, § 42-143.1
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Notice - Filing of lien statement - Fees
Official statutory text
A. Within five (5) business days after the date of the filing
of the lien statement provided for in Sections 142 and 143 of this
title, a notice of the lien shall be mailed by certified mail,
return receipt requested, to the owner of the property on which the
lien attaches. The claimant shall furnish to the county clerk the
last-known mailing address of the person or persons against whom the
claim is made and the owner of the property. The notice shall be
mailed by the county clerk. The fee for preparing and mailing the
notice of mechanics' and materialmen's lien and costs for each
additional page or exhibit shall be as provided for in Section 32 of
Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be paid by the person
filing the lien. The fee shall be deposited into the County Clerk's
Lien Fee Account, created pursuant to the provisions of Section 265
of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The notice shall contain the date of filing; the name and
address of the following: The person claiming the lien; the person
against whom the claim is made and the owner of the property; a
legal description of the property; and the amount claimed. Provided
that, if with due diligence the person against whom the claim is
made or the owner of the property cannot be found, the claimant
after filing an affidavit setting forth such facts may, within sixty
(60) days of the filing of the lien statement, serve a copy of the
notice upon the occupant of the property or the occupant of the
improvements, as the case may be, in a like manner as is provided
for service upon the owner thereof, or, if the same be unoccupied,
the claimant may post a copy in a conspicuous place upon the
property or any improvements thereon.
of the lien statement provided for in Sections 142 and 143 of this
title, a notice of the lien shall be mailed by certified mail,
return receipt requested, to the owner of the property on which the
lien attaches. The claimant shall furnish to the county clerk the
last-known mailing address of the person or persons against whom the
claim is made and the owner of the property. The notice shall be
mailed by the county clerk. The fee for preparing and mailing the
notice of mechanics' and materialmen's lien and costs for each
additional page or exhibit shall be as provided for in Section 32 of
Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be paid by the person
filing the lien. The fee shall be deposited into the County Clerk's
Lien Fee Account, created pursuant to the provisions of Section 265
of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The notice shall contain the date of filing; the name and
address of the following: The person claiming the lien; the person
against whom the claim is made and the owner of the property; a
legal description of the property; and the amount claimed. Provided
that, if with due diligence the person against whom the claim is
made or the owner of the property cannot be found, the claimant
after filing an affidavit setting forth such facts may, within sixty
(60) days of the filing of the lien statement, serve a copy of the
notice upon the occupant of the property or the occupant of the
improvements, as the case may be, in a like manner as is provided
for service upon the owner thereof, or, if the same be unoccupied,
the claimant may post a copy in a conspicuous place upon the
property or any improvements thereon.
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