(a) All real estate owned by the Government of the Virgin Islands, a governmental agency, or an instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and all real estate declared for a public use is exempt from construction liens under this subchapter.
(b) A construction lien does not exist under this subchapter for work, services, materials, or equipment, in connection with the improvement of a residential dwelling under an emergency home repair program or other home-repair or construction program administered by the Government of the Virgin Islands or any instrumentality of the Government of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
(c) A construction lien does not exist under this subchapter for real estate owned by a protected person unless the real estate improvement contract is in writing, is signed by the contracting owner, and includes the following notice conspicuously on its first page:“Notice. By signing this contract, you are subjecting your real estate to the provisions of the Virgin Islands construction lien law under title 28, chapter 12 of the Virgin Islands Code, and to the risk of a forced sale to enforce payment for services or materials under this contract.”
“Notice. By signing this contract, you are subjecting your real estate to the provisions of the Virgin Islands construction lien law under title 28, chapter 12 of the Virgin Islands Code, and to the risk of a forced sale to enforce payment for services or materials under this contract.”
(d) A construction lien does not exist under this subchapter in favor of any contractor, subcontractor, or sub-subcontractor who is not licensed as required by title 27 chapters 7, 8, or 10 of the Virgin Islands Code or other applicable law of the Virgin Islands, but a surety that has provided a bond on behalf of the unlicensed contractor, subcontractor, or sub-subcontractor is not affected by this exclusion.