Artisan's and Service Liens
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Statutes
"A debt due to a person who performs labor or supplies material for the improvement of real estate by agreement or with the express or implied consent of the owner is secured by a mechanic's lien. M.G.L. c. 254, §1.
The statute contains filing and notice requirements. The lien is solely a statutory creation and, as such, can only be enforced by strict compliance with the statutory specifications spelled out in M.G.L. c. 254, §4h."
Cases
Hammill-McCormick Associates, Inc. v. New England Tel. and Tel. Co., 399 Mass. 541, 542, (1987). The lien's primary purpose is "to provide security to contractors, subcontractors, laborers, and suppliers for the value of their services and goods provided for improving the owner's real estate." Id. at 542-543
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