The November 9, 2020 issue of the Mann Report features Construction Co-Chair and Partner David Pfeffer’s and Counsel Sean Scuderi’s article entitled, “Pre-Construction Services: To Lien or Not to Lien.” The article delves into the decision rendered in the case Old Post Road Associates LLC v. LRC Construction LLC, by the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department. In the Old Post Road Associates case the court clarified that pre-construction services could not serve as a basis for a mechanic’s lien unless the services include an architect or engineer’s drawings, which significantly limits the scope of pre-construction services for which mechanic’s liens can be filed.

Read the article here.