Arizona news:

As a general rule . . . mechanics liens all over the country have priority over other liens or encumbrances that arose after the attachment (or sometimes the perfection) of...

Levelset has wonderful resources on our website discussing Arizona mechanics lien law.  Our researchers even addressed the specific topic of whether lien claimants can include attorney fees in the lien...

In Arizona, the prevailing party in a mechanics lien lawsuit is entitled to have their reasonable attorney’s fees paid by the losing party. But, if multiple liens are filed against...

The Arizona (Division I) Court of Appeals last week issued an opinion with a very robust discussion of mechanics lien laws in Wang Elec Inc v. Smoke Tree Resort LLC....

In many cases, Arizona’s mechanics lien law is very similar to California’s mechanics lien law. However, the two statutory schemes are substantially different when it comes to the timeframe for serving a...

There is very little wiggle room in Arizona’s preliminary notice requirement, as we discussed in the recent post “Everyone Must Send Preliminary Notice in Arizona.”  Nevertheless, a recent case from the...

Arizona’s mechanics lien law provides that a lien is authorized whenever work is furnished at the “instance” of the owner or the owner’s agent. A tenant who acts as the...

This article is posted in levelset’s “Lien Law Alerts” category because it discusses a July 2012 Arizona Court of Appeals decision that addresses whether mechanics lien claimants could rely on...