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Can I get a mechanic lien

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Anonymous Contractor

If I was verbal buying a house and I did a bunch of work to the house cause it wasn't livable and now there saying there saleing the house but they were supposed to contract the house to me can I put a mechanical lie on the house to get my money back in ky

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Attorney at Law Offices of Margie Lynn Loeser
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Feb 22, 2022

First, a verbal contract to buy or sell real property is not enforceable in Kentucky, but that does not mean you are completely without recourse for the work you performed.

If the owner told you to do construction work on the property, that may be sufficient to constitute an oral agreement that could support a mechanics lien, assuming you have proof and meet the lien filing requirements.

You could also have a cause of action against the owner using promissory estoppel or quantum meriut principals.

Please contact an attorney in your jurisdiction to see if the specifics of your case support a claim against the property owner.

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