IA Construction Corp. v. Carney

RODOWSKY, Judge.

This case involves the mechanics’ lien law (the Act), Md. Code (1974, 1996 Repl.Vol.), §§ 9-101 through 9-114 of the Real Property Article. 1 In IA Construction Corp. v. Carney, 104 Md.App. 378, 656 A.2d 369 (1995), the Court of Special Appeals held that a mortgage lender

“at the time he was granted legal title ... via mortgage in 1989, was a bona fide purchaser for value, and therefore took free and clear of [the mechanic’s lien claimant’s] right to establish a mechanics’ lien when [the lender] subsequently obtained beneficial and equitable title to the subject property at the…