§ 46. Right of retention: the tradesperson can hold on to your item
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The text of the law (unofficial translation)
§ 46. Right of retention
If the service concerns an item that has been handed over to or is otherwise with the service provider (tjenesteyter), and the consumer (forbruker) does not pay on time what the service provider can claim under the job (oppdrag), the service provider may hold the item back until the consumer pays or provides adequate security (betryggende sikkerhet) for the claim.
What does this mean?
If the tradesperson (håndverker) has your item (ting) and you do not pay what he can claim, he can keep it until the settlement (oppgjør) has been made. You can also get the item back by providing adequate security for the claim. The scope (virkeområde) is limited to items that belong to the job.
This section is one of several remedies the tradesperson has when the customer is late, and it is mentioned in the list in § 41. The tradesperson must look after items that are held back, and he can demand that the costs be covered (§ 47).