Legal Question in Construction Law in New York

contractor waiver of lein

If a contractor signs a waiver of lein for services rendered, can one of the contractor's subs place a lein on my house if they are not payed by the contractor?


Asked on 3/28/07, 1:21 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Colleluori The Law Offices of Anthony J. Colleluori & Associates PLLC

Re: contractor waiver of lein

Yes. You can however interpose a third party complaint against the contractor using the waiver. You should never make progress payments to a contractor without obtaining from him a waiver from all the subs and materialmen covered by the payment.

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Answered on 3/28/07, 9:49 pm


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