Weisman v. Maksymowicz

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Howard H. Sherman, J.), entered April 6, 2012, which, among other things, granted plaintiffs motion for an order cancelling a mechanic’s lien filed by defendant, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly found that defendant’s purported itemized submissions in support of the lien were inadequate (see Lien Law § 38). Items such as showering and having a barbecue with neighbors in the name of “community relations” do not constitute an “improvement” to the property within the meaning of the Lien Law (see id. § 2 [4]), nor were they related to any improvement.…