Not allowing mechanic’s liens and actions to compel judgment on those liens to be filed under the same case caption and number is a trap for the unwary, an attorney representing a demolition company argued before the state Supreme Court.
According to Davis Bucco & Ardizzi attorney David S. Makara, who represents a company that initiated 17 mechanic’s liens in 2010 totaling more than $900,000 against a property owner, counties across the state have different procedures for filing mechanic’s liens and claims to compel judgment, and attorneys could have their cases tossed due to incorrect information from a prothonotary.
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