Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania
Hello,
My wife and I closed on a house (in Pennsylvania) in the middle of September, 2015. Everything was free and clear with no liens on the home. In October, 2015 we were informed that a contractor had filed a mechanic's lien on our home. Again, I stress that this was after we closed on the home. Now, we are being sued for the enforcement of the lien. How is any of this possible? My wife and I had nothing to do with contractor, and our names on not on any contracts between the contractor and the previous owner. I do not understand how it is legally, morally or ethically possible for us to pay for a disagreement between two parties of which we are not involved. What can we do now? We are expecting our first child in June and would like to get this stress out of our lives.
Thank you very much.
1 Answer from Attorneys
If you have title insurance on your purchase, contact the title insurance company, which should have searched and, depending on how it insured your title, should have insured against mechanics' liens claims.
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