California Court of Appeal Addresses Remedies When Contractor Records Invalid Mechanic's Lien | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The California Court of Appeal recently discussed an owner's remedies (and some limits to those remedies) when a contractor improperly records a mechanic's lien. According to the court's analysis, the owner's primary remedy will generally be removal of the offending lien. Seeking damages, on the other hand, can backfire with an award of attorney fees in the contractor's favor. Given that California is often seen as the leading authority on one of the key issues in the case, it could have an effect in other states as well, including ...