Mechanic's Liens: Where the Brick Ends Up Matters, Not Who You Send It To

By Steve Runyan, Kroger Gardis & Regas LLP

In a decision issued on March 10, 2022, the Indiana Supreme Court expanded the availability of a mechanic’s lien for material suppliers. To do so, the court applied the plain language of the statute and returned to the roots of mechanic’s lien law in Indiana.

For the last 125 years, a mechanic’s lien was only available to someone who worked on a job site or provided materials to someone who performed work on the worksite. Therefore, if materials were provided to someone who did not perform work on the construction site, then a lien was not available. That has changed. Read more.

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