Fagerlie v. Markham Contracting Co. – 5/31/2011
June 8, 2011
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That A Laborer May Assert Mechanics’ Lien Claims Against Owners of Subdivision Lots Even Though the Laborer Contracted With The Subdivision’s Developer. The Court Also Holds That The Land Owner Has The Burden To Prove The Existence of A Statutory “Cessation of Labor” Which Would Invalidate A Lien, That a Claimant May Record Corrections To an Already-Recorded Lien, And That A Lis Pendens Recorded In Connection With a Mechanics’ Lien Need Not
