Actions to compel judgment on mechanic’s liens must be filed separately from the liens themselves, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled, affirming both case law on the issue and the trial court’s opinion.
A demolition company that had brought the suit had relied on an opinion from the Superior Court in 2012, arguing that the Mechanic’s Lien Law should be interpreted liberally, thus allowing its case to survive. But the court declined to take that route.
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