35-27-03. When lien attaches

35-27-03. When lien attaches 1. As against the legal and equitable owner, subject to section 35-27-02, such liens attach and take effect from the time the first item of material or labor is furnished upon the premises for the beginning of the improvement. 2. A lien may not attach against a person that acquires an interest in real estate, in good faith, without actual or constructive notice of the claimant's rights, before the actual and visible beginning of the improvement on the subject property. 3. Except as provided in section 35-27-04, all liens under this chapter are preferred to any unrecorded mortgage or other encumbrance unless the lienholder had actual notice of the unrecorded interest.