FLICK CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellant, v. Robert F. DYKE, Gary L. Dyke and Larry L. Dyke, Executors of the Estate of Jane E. Dyke, Deceased and Kenneth G. Deitrich, 401 Pa. Super. 168

Summary

Appellant construction firm completed various improvements to property of appellee homeowners. Upon the completion of the work, appellant made a mechanics' lien claim against appellees. The trial court determined that appellant's mechanics' lien claim did not detail the work performed as required for a valid mechanics' lien under the Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963, 49 P.S. §§ 1503(5), 1503(6), and therefore it struck the lien claim. On appeal, the court noted that appellant had to demonstrate strict compliance with the Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963, 49 P.S. § 1503, in order to effect a valid mechanics' lien claim. Appellant's mechanics' lien claim did not aver an agreed upon sum as required by § 1503(5). Consequently, a detailed statement of the labor and materials furnished and the prices charged for each was required pursuant to § 1503(6). However, appellant failed to provide this information. As appellant had failed to demonstrate strict compliance with the applicable statute, the court ...