Legal Opinion
Riley v. Abrams
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 27, 1980No. [No. 83, September Term, 1979.]PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodowsky, J.
The sole issue presented here is the timeliness of the notice by a subcontractor to the owner of intention to claim a mechanics’ lien. The subcontractor, on the 85th day after doing the work or furnishing the materials, mailed the notice to the owner in New Jersey by certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice was in fact received, but on the 92nd day. We hold that the notice here is effective under the mechanics’ lien law, Maryland Code (1974, 1979 Cum. Supp.), § 9-104 of the Real Property Article.
Appellant, Norman Riley, of Hazlet, New Jersey ("Owner”), was having a house built in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Grubbs v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
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