Construction Law

Section 1301 of Pennsylvania Statutes Title 49 P.S. regarding Mechanics' Liens provides, in pertinent part, that “[E]very improvement and the estate or title of the owner of the property shall be subject to a lien, to be perfected as herein provided, for the payment of all debts due by the owner to the contractor or by the contractor to any of his subcontractors for labor or materials furnished in the erection or construction, or the alteration or repair of the improvement.”

That sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? A contractor provides labor or materials to a construction project ...