Stokes v. Millen Roofing Co.

This is a dispute over money claimed by cross-plaintiff Millen Roofing Company from the cross-defendant homeowners, Robert and Patricia Stokes, related to the parties’ residential construction contract. We hold that (1) Millen’s construction lien was properly extinguished because it was invalid and unenforceable, and (2) MCL 339.2412 barred Millen, an unlicensed contractor, from seeking compensation from plaintiffs under its contract with them for the installation of a slate roof.

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Millen Roofing Company, a roofer unlicensed in Michigan, placed a lien on the title to the Stokes’ home after…