Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York

mechanic's lien

my husband and I own a house in Brooklyn, New York which we have demolished in order to build a building. We contacted a contracting company for an estimate of the work. Our mistake was that we provided them with the original blue prints that an architect had made for us of the building. The construction company has now filed a mechanic's lien against us for 13k, supposedly owed to them by us. How do I respond to this? What should I do? They never provided any service expect the estimate.


Asked on 5/03/06, 2:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Peter Moulinos Moulinos & Associates LLC

Re: mechanic's lien

If this is the case, an attorney should send a letter to the contractor demanding that they remove the lien as it would be in violation of the Lien Law to file a lien without having the consent of the owner to render work.

Please contact me if you would like to discuss this matter further or have additional questions.

Kind regards,

Peter Moulinos

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Answered on 5/03/06, 2:20 pm


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