In Re GVR Ltd. Co., Inc.

The United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has certified to us the following issue: Whether under Idaho law a mechanic’s lien filed under Title 45, Chapter 5 of the Idaho Code must include an acknowledgment, pursuant to I.C. § 55-805, in order for it to be properly recorded. We hold that it does not, and never has.

Title 45, Chapter 5, Idaho Code, provides laborers and materialmen with the right to assert and obtain a lien against the property upon which they have performed labor or for which they have furnished materials. I.C. § 45-507 states specifically the requirements with which a…