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Can a vendor pre-lien the homeowner if the goods were never delivered there?

Hello, We are a window supplier and installer. One of our vendors has placed a pre-lien on our customer's home for windows that we ordered. The windows were never taken to the site and are still at our warehouse where the vendor delivered them. The windows are faulty and we want them collected or replaced, but the vendor is saying he is going to act against the homeowner by using his pre-lien. What can we do?

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Jun 24, 2022

As materials were provided by the vendor with respect to a specific project/property, a preliminary notice or "pre-lien" from a vendor, which is not a lien, if perfectly proper. If the windows are faulty, return them to the vendor, which will go a long way in challenging a lien were the vendor to take that step.

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