Legal Opinion
W & W Glass, LLC v. 1113 York Avenue Realty Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 30, 2014Published
1Opinion of the Court
*564Contrary to the York defendants’ contention, plaintiffs and Sota’s filing of duplicate liens on the total amount due on their invoices for each of two separately owned parcels that comprised a single development site did not constitute willful exaggeration of the liens (Lien Law §§ 39, 39-a). Lien Law § 4 “expressly recognizes that the sum of all liens filed may be greater than the amount remaining unpaid” (Matter of 101 Park Ave. Assoc. v Trane Co., 99 AD2d 428, 429 [1st Dept 1984], affd 62 NY2d 734 [1984]; see also generally Matter of Niagara Venture v Sicoli & Massaro, 77 NY2d 175, 181-182…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Sanco Mechanical, Inc. v. DKS General Contractors & Construction Managers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006