Statutory Liens

"Nebraska provides various specific statutory liens, including, but not limited to, construction liens, NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-125; artisan’s liens NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-201 ; thresher’s, combiner’s, cornsheller’s and mechanical cornpicker’s liens, NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-501; liens for providing petroleum products, NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-901; and fertilizer or agricultural chemical liens, NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-1101

Construction Liens The Nebraska Construction Lien Act provides that a person who furnishes services or materials pursuant to a real estate improvement contract has a construction lien to secure the payment of his or her contract price. Such lien arises under the Act only if the claimant records a lien within the time specified by section 52-137 of the Act. NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-131.

A construction lien has priority over adverse claims against the real estate as if the construction-lien claimant were a purchaser for value without knowledge who had recorded at the time his or her lien attached. A construction lien has priority over subsequent advances made under a prior recorded security interest if the subsequent advances were made with knowledge that the construction lien had attached unless the subsequent advance is made under a construction security agreement and is made in payment of the price of the agreed improvements, the subsequent advance is made or incurred for the reasonable protection of the security interest in the real estate or the subsequent advance was applied to the payment of any lien or encumbrance which was prior to the construction lien. NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-139.

Artisan Lien Nebraska artisan lien law provides that any person who makes, alters, repairs, or in any way enhances the value of any vehicle, automobile, machinery, farm implement, or tool or shoes a horse or mule at the request of or with the consent of the owner or owners thereof shall have a lien on such vehicle, automobile, machinery, farm implement, tool, horse, or mule while in such person’s possession for the reasonable or agreed charges for the work done or material furnished and shall have the right to retain such property until such charges are paid. NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-201.

In cases where such person is no longer in possession of such property, has a lien upon such property for his or her reasonable or agreed charges for the work performed or material furnished. Such lien must be perfected as provided in Article 9 of the Nebraska Uniform Commercial Code and must be filed within 60 days after the performance of such work or the furnishing of such materials. NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-202

A lien so perfected is prior and paramount to all other liens upon such property except those previously filed against such property. NEB. REV. STAT. § 52-203 "