tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119721103267088747.post4619483755328449296..comments2023-08-18T07:07:12.494-04:00Comments on New York Mechanic's Lien: 1st Department Finds Credibility Issue Regarding Lien Exaggeration ClaimVincent T. Pallaci, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03405905679113801806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119721103267088747.post-76629687831353005902013-03-21T20:24:54.699-04:002013-03-21T20:24:54.699-04:00You should speak to a construction attorney regard...You should speak to a construction attorney regarding more specifics. Establishing exaggeration is very difficult and requires a fact specific analysis. The standard also varies a bit from Department to Department in NY (i.e. it matters where the lien was filed). Vincent T. Pallaci, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03405905679113801806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119721103267088747.post-18118249976127035942013-03-20T21:05:49.639-04:002013-03-20T21:05:49.639-04:00If a contractor has $102,000 of my money as a home...If a contractor has $102,000 of my money as a home owner and refuses to complete my home and takes off and then out of spite files a mechanics lien for $64,000. when in fact he has more of my money than the lien do I have a chance filing for an exaggeration lien.<br />RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com