Wagner v. Graham

Littlejohn, Acting Associate Judge:

In this Mechanics Lien foreclosure action, the Plaintiff-Appellant Wagner (Contractor) seeks to recover $23,126.17 from the Defendant-Respondent Nancy W. Graham (Homeowner). The proceeding grows out of an agreement whereby the Contractor agreed to build a residence for the Homeowner. The Contractor did not have a license issued by the South Carolina Residential Home Builders Commission as required by § 40-59-10 et seq. South Carolina Code of Laws 1976. Section 40-59-130 provides in part:

Any residential home builder who undertakes or attempts to undertake the…