On Dec. 31, 2016, Pennsylvania’s Mechanics’ Lien Law was ­updated in a way that creates new rights and obligations for property owners, ­contractors, subcontractors and suppliers on certain qualifying construction ­projects. The amendments are the result of Act 142 of 2014, which Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law in October 2014, thereby amending the Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963. Act 142 required Pennsylvania’s Department of General Services (DGS) to create an online repository, known as the “State Construction Notices Directory,” and further maintain the directory for the filing of certain new lien-related notices created by the act. DGS delivered on its task, as the directory was online and available for use on or before the Dec. 31, 2016, deadline.

Use of the directory only becomes relevant when a property owner of a qualifying construction project elects to register the project in the directory. A project qualifies to be included in the directory when it meets Act 142′s statutory definition of a “searchable project,” which requires the project to involve the erection, construction, alteration or repair of an improvement and meet or exceed a total value of $1.5 million. Of course, registry of a searchable project applies only to private construction projects, as mechanics’ liens are inapplicable to public projects.

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