Brown Plumbing & Heating, Inc v. Homeowner Construction Lien Recovery Fund

*181Brickley, J.

We granted leave to determine whether the "substantial compliance” provision, § 302, of the Construction Lien Act, MCL 570.1101 et seq.; MSA 26.316(101) et seq., applies to § 203(3)(h) of the act, which requires that one who seeks recovery from the Homeowner Construction Lien Recovery Fund establish that the person with whom the claimant contracted is licensed if required to be licensed.

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The facts of this case are not in dispute. On April 14, 1987, plaintiff Brown Plumbing and Heating, Inc., a properly licensed plumbing and heating contractor, entered a written contract with…