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Dec. 6, 2002
Lien Law Unfairly Transfers Risk to Homeowners
Forum Column - By James Acret - The unfairness of the California version of the mechanics lien law was brought into sharp focus by a two-year study by the California Law Revision Commission. Wary of conflicting claims about the complicated statute, the Assembly Judiciary Committee had referred the issue to the Law Revision Commission in the hope of avoiding some of the annual pitched battles between contractors, subcontractors, construction lenders and project owners.
By James Acret
The unfairness of the California version of the mechanics lien law was brought into sharp focus by a two-year study by the California Law Revision Commission. Wary of conflicting claims about the complicated statute, the Assembly Judiciary Committee had referre...
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