Home Decking Material

Can a vendor put a lien against my house for materials used to renovate my house?

I recently hired a company to renovate my house and the company went out of business during the renovation. I still have a fair amount of work to be done.

I was recently contacted by the owner of the company and told that he needs to get the materials out of my house or 84 Lumber will put a lien against my house. The material was to be used for a deck.

I already paid the contractor, Case Handyman, for the materials. I do still have the final payment to finish the project, about $10,000.

Can a vendor, such as home depot, lowes, etc. really put a lien against my house for material purchased by a contractor for home renovations? This is in Maryland.

Thanks!

Welcome to the world of the “Mechanic’s Lien. In this particular case, it sounds like 84 lumber did not get paid for the material. They can and will place a lien against YOUR property if that is where the material was delivered.. Do not release the material to the contractor. Call 84 Lumber and see if they got paid. If not…try to work it out.
Whenever hiring a contractor that has material delivered to your property, insist and I mean insist on a lien release from whoever provided the material. Tell the contractor you will not pay him a dime until he shows proof the building supplier got paid. This is for a future situation of course.

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