Ford v. Culp Custom Homes, Inc.

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge

In this consolidated interlocutory appeal, Mario and Constance Ribet (“Mortgagees”) and Edward and Donna Ford (“Homeowners”) appeal the trial court’s denial of their respective motions for summary judgment, presenting two separate issues for our review:

I. Whether a mechanic’s lien is valid when the contractor filed suit to enforce the lien in a county other than that in which the real property is located.

II. Whether a general contractor may assert a mechanic’s lien consisting of (1) sums owing to two subcontractors who provided materials to the project, but who themselves…