After improving the value of real estate and not getting paid, you filed a mechanics lien. Because you believed you were entitled to more, you filed the exaggerated mechanics lien for more than owed to you under the contract.
Due to this additional amount, the lien is now “exaggerated.” According to New York Lien Law Section 9, your mechanics lien should represent the unpaid amount of labor or materials. Therefore, exaggerated liens harm the recovery of your New York debt collection case.
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