Claim of Builders Lien

Submitting by mail and in person may take 10 to 15 business days to process and register.

Enter the name and mailing address of the applicant. The applicant is the person who is submitting the Claim of Builders Lien application.

For online applications, the name, mailing address and email address (if known) from the BC Services Card is prefilled in the applicant information. The name cannot be changed but the other information can be updated if needed.

If submitting by mail or in person, the contact information will be listed on a separate page to the application download. Include this separate page with the application when you submit to the land title office.

Select the claimant type and enter the full name and address of the claimant. The claimant is the person or corporation to whom the money is owed. This application can be used for claimant(s) who are individuals or corporations.

Optionally, in the case of a corporation you may enter an incorporation number or a "Doing Business As" name if the corporation operates the business under a different name.

If you are unsure if the claimant is a corporation, you can search Orgbook BC to verify if the claimant is a corporation and to find the incorporation number.

In cases where the claimant is a corporation or you are applying to make this claim for another person, the system will prefill the agent name and address information from the previously entered applicant information and you can change the name and address if needed. An agent is someone acting on behalf of the claimant.

Enter one or more nine-digit parcel identifiers (PID) to identify the properties associated with the Claim of Builders Lien application. When you click “Add to List”, the system will find and enter the legal description of the property. The PID and legal description identifies the location of the improvement that resulted in the claim of builders lien. A street address is not acceptable

If you don't know the PID, you can find a property's PID by searching the address or plan number on the BC Assessment website. You can find the PID to the right of the Property information.

In the case of a claim of builders lien over the common property of a strata property, enter the PID and legal description for each strata lot in the strata plan. There is no separate title to the common property. Rather, title is shared by owners of the strata lots and the claim must identify each strata lot. For example, if you wish to file a lien for work completed in the hallways (common area) of a building with 8 units, you must enter a PID for each of the l 8 units.

Complete a description of the work performed or provided or materials supplied or any combination of work and materials.

It's important to set out a detailed description of the work or materials supplied to prevent delays in registration.

Complete the name of the person or business who owe money to the claimant for the work or material supplied. This is the person in default of payment and generally, the person or company who hired or contracted with the lien claimant.

Complete the amount of claim. A claim cannot be less than $200.

Complete the date when payment was or will become due.

The claimant must provide a complete mailing address where notices about their claim of builders lien may be mailed or delivered to them.

When preparing the application, the system will prefill the claimant's address from information provided in the Claimant Section of the application. Optionally, you can copy the address from the agent or applicant sections of the application.

If you would like proof of registration, you can order a State of Title Certificate, which will be mailed to you after the Claim of Builders Lien application is registered. The certificate will show the Claim of Builders Lien on title.

After completing the data entry fields, you can review and edit the information about the Claim of Builders Lien application. If you need to make a change, click the Edit button to access the information you wish to change.

The applicant must confirm their understanding of the document and certify their capacity before submitting the application.

If you are submitting the application online, enter the payment method and billing information.

If you submit the application by mail or in person, review the order summary for the application before submitting.

To avoid having your application returned to you:

• Sign the application with a blue or black pen.
• Print single-sided. The back side of the form must be blank.
• Do not use white-out or correction fluid.