Teeny v. Haertl Constructors, Inc.

In this lien foreclosure case, several construction subcontractors involved in renovating a commercial building in downtown Portland sought to foreclose construction liens on the property after the general contractor had failed to pay them amounts due under their subcontracts. The property owner contested the liens. The trial court held, among other things, that the liens of two of the subcontractors — Enterprise Fabricators Co., Inc. (Enterprise), and Microflect, Inc. (Microflect) — were invalid, because neither subcontractor had given the property owner a notice of right to a lien pursuant…