Which statement is untrue?

Which statement is untrue?

• A. Under Colorado law there is no way an owner may refute the presumption that work on improvements was instituted by him and thereby avoid liability for mechanic's liens.
• B. An action to enforce a claim of mechanic's lien must be instituted and a notice of pendency of the action recorded within 13 months from recording date of the lien claim.
• C. There is no requirement to take any action within a specific timeframe.
• D. A claim of mechanic's lien on a completed work of improvement must be filed for record within ten days after completion.

Answer: (D)

Colorado mechanics lien rights hinge on precise timing. For a completed improvement, a claim of lien must be recorded within four months after completion. The idea that it must be filed within ten days is not correct. That four-month window is what preserves the lien; a ten-day deadline would not align with how these liens are intended to function and could cause a claimant to lose rights if they miss the real deadline. There are separate steps and deadlines for enforcing the lien and for related actions (like lis pendens), but the key point for this statement is that ten days is far too short.

Colorado mechanics lien rights hinge on precise timing. For a completed improvement, a claim of lien must be recorded within four months after completion. The idea that it must be filed within ten days is not correct. That four-month window is what preserves the lien; a ten-day deadline would not align with how these liens are intended to function and could cause a claimant to lose rights if they miss the real deadline. There are separate steps and deadlines for enforcing the lien and for related actions (like lis pendens), but the key point for this statement is that ten days is far too short.