An unlicensed contractor purchased material for a residential project and thought that if we sent out a
California Preliminary Notice the supplier would not lose its lien rights.
1 reply
Oct 14, 2019
Generally speaking, a supplier does notlose lien rights when it sells to an unlicensed contractor. That said, an owner or lender could try to argue that a supplier who knowingly furnishes materials to an unlicensed contractor should be barred from enforcing lien rights but that is likely an uphill battle.
--CN