Schaffer v. Frank Moyer Construction, Inc.

CARTER, Justice.

Gregory Schaffer, a finish carpentry contractor for the construction of a new home, appeals from a judgment dismissing his action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. In sustaining a motion to dismiss the petition, the district court concluded that Schaffer’s lien was unenforceable because the property was an owner-occupied dwelling, and he had not given notice to the owners as required by Iowa Code section 572.14(2) (1995) prior to the time that the primary builder, defendant Frank Moyer Construction, Inc. (Moyer), had been paid in full. Schaffer urges that this statute does not…