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    "slug": "owner-occupant-lien-shield",
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    "title": "The Owner Occupant Shield Against Subcontractor Liens",
    "statement": "A subcontractor or supplier who never signed a written contract with the owner occupant cannot enforce a mechanics lien against that person's dwelling; Arizona reserves that against owner occupied homes for the contractor the owner actually hired. And the twenty day preliminary notice that arrives in the mail is a notice, nothing more. It is not a lien, and it does not turn into one by itself.",
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    "source": {
      "label": "A.R.S. § 33-1002",
      "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01002.htm"
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    "topic": "Liens",
    "observedOn": "2026-08-11",
    "recheckBy": "2027-02-11",
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    "updatedOn": "2026-08-11",
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