Greens of Rock Hill, LLC v. Rizon Commercial Contracting, Inc.

Rizón Commercial Contracting, Inc. appeals the circuit court’s order vacating its mechanic’s liens and dismissing its counterclaim for foreclosure. We find the circuit court erred in determining as a matter of law that Rizón was not a “laborer” that performed work “for the improvement of real estate” under subsection 29-5-20(A) of the South Carolina Code (2007). We reverse and remand for foreclosure proceedings.

I. Facts and Procedural History

In 2010, the Greens of Rock Hill, LLC and GRH 2011, LLC (collectively the “owners”) initiated the “Riverwalk development project,” which involved…