Re/Max Select Realty v. DeAugustino

ST. JOHN, J.,

This matter is before the court on defendant’s (1) petition to strike a real estate broker’s notice of lien and (2) request for counsel fees and costs. The dispute involves a broker’s right to a lien for the nonpayment of a realtor’s commission after the sale of commercial property. Two questions of first impression are presented here. First, whether a real estate broker is entitled to a statutory lien for an unpaid commission arising out of the sale of commercial property subject to a written listing agreement where the sale was not the result of the broker’s services. Second,…