Stonebrook Constraction, LLC v. Chase Home Finance, LLC

HORTON, Justice.

This appeal arises from an action brought by Stonebrook Construction, LLC (Stone-brook or “the LLC”) against Chase Home Finance, LLC (Chase), seeking to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. The district court granted Chase’s motion for summary judgment, holding that Stonebrook was precluded from placing a lien against the subject property because it did not properly register under the Idaho Contractor Registration Act (ICRA or “the Act”).

Stonebrook appeals, arguing that Chase lacked standing to assert this defense and is not within the class intended to be protected by the ICRA.…