Lichtenstein v. Grossman Construction Corp.

We agree with the Appellate Division that section 13 of the Lien Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 33) applies to these hens and that they are vahd to the amount of the labor and material put into each building. The apportionment as made by the referee has been properly affirmed except in one particular. The Globe Tile Co., Inc., furnished labor and material for both buildings in the amount of $9,201. There has been paid to it $6,500, leaving a balance unpaid of $2,701. All of this unpaid balance cannot be charged up against the corner building which has produced a surplus in mortgage foreclosure…