Section 501.2. Failure to File Notice of Furnishing.--A contract for a searchable project shall include written notice that failure to file a Notice of Furnishing under section 501.3(b) will result in the loss of lien rights. The notice shall be as follows:
A subcontractor that fails to file a Notice of Furnishing on the Department of General Services' publicly accessible Internet website as required by the act of August 24, 1963 (P.L.1175, No.497), known as the Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963, may forfeit the right to file a mechanics lien. It is unlawful for a searchable project owner, searchable project owner's agent, contractor or subcontractor to request, suggest, encourage or require that a subcontractor not file the required notice as required by the Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963.
(501.2 added Oct. 14, 2014, P.L.2494, No.142)
Compiler's Note: Section 3 of Act 142 of 2014, which added section 501.2, provided that the notice provisions of section 501.2 shall apply to projects commenced on or after the operational date of the directory.