Noone Electric Co. v. Frederick Mall Associates

In this case, two tenants of uncompleted stores in a shopping center complex employed a general contractor to complete the premises which the tenants had leased. The question presented is whether a subcontractor who had not been paid by the general contractor may assert a mechanic’s lien against the owner of the shopping center. The subcontractor argues that it can assert its lien against the entire center because its work involved the completion of the building, and that the trial court erred in holding that the lien could be asserted only against the tenant’s leasehold interest. We conclude…