§35-11-430. Lien declared.

Every person, firm or corporation renting or leasing any appliance, machinery or equipment to another for use in construction of a building or improvement on land or in repairing, altering or beautifying the same or for use in clearing, draining, excavating or landscaping of the ground upon which a building or improvement is being constructed, repaired, altered or beautified shall have a lien upon the same for the reasonable rental value of the appliance, machinery or equipment rented or leased for the period of actual use in such construction, repairing, altering or beautifying; provided, however, that the lien hereby created shall not include the rental value of any hand tools.

(Acts 1973, No. 1222, p. 2069, §1.)