Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §3253, as amended by PL 1975, c. 91, §1, is further amended to read:

§3253. Dissolution unless claim filed

The lien mentioned in section 3252 shall must be dissolved, unless the claimant, within 90 days after he ceases to labor, furnish materials or perform services final acceptance by the owner of the project described in section 3251, files in the office of the register of deeds in the county or registry district in which such the building, wharf or pier is situated a true statement of the amount due him the claimant, with all just credits given, together with a description of the property intended to be covered by the lien sufficiently accurate to identify it, and the names of the owners, if known; which shall must be subscribed and sworn to by the person claiming the lien, or by someone in his the person's behalf, and recorded in a book kept for that purpose by the register of deeds for said the county or registry district, who which is entitled to the same fees therefor as for recording mortgages. This section shall does not apply where the labor, materials or services are furnished by a contract with the owner of the property affected.

Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §3255, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1981, c. 585, §2, is further amended to read:

1. Enforcement by action. The liens mentioned in sections 3251 to 3254 may be preserved and enforced by action against the debtor and owner of the property affected and all other parties interested therein, filed with the Superior Court or District Court clerk in the county or division where the house, building or appurtenances, wharf, or pier or building thereon on the wharf or pier, on which a lien is claimed, is situated, within 120 days after the last of the labor or services are performed or labor, materials or services are so furnished final acceptance by the owner of the project described in section 3251, except as provided in section 3256.

Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §3257, as amended by PL 1981, c. 585, §3, is further amended to read:

§3257. Allegations of complaint; joinder of parties

The complaint shall must state that the plaintiff claims a lien on the house, building or appurtenances, or on the wharf, or pier or building thereon on the wharf or pier, as the case may be, described therein in the lien, and the land on which it stands, for labor or services performed or for labor, materials or services furnished, in erecting, altering, moving or repairing