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Committee hears homeowner concerns; Representative Farnham defers lien‑reform bill for further stakeholder work
Summary
Representative Farnham presented House Bill 140, a proposal to change how liens attach after small residential home improvements. The author said the Law Institute draft did not solve homeowner problems and the bill was voluntarily deferred while the author works with vendors, contractors and homeowners to find a narrower solution.
Representative Farnham introduced House Bill 140 on May 6, describing it as an effort to protect homeowners who, after paying a small contractor, later discover a mechanic’s lien was filed by an unpaid subcontractor. Farnham said last year’s study resolution sent the issue to the Louisiana State Law Institute, which returned…
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