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House approves stronger penalties and expedited process for wrongfully filed liens
Summary
House Bill 96 passed to create an expedited process to remove wrongful liens, give county recorders initial rejection authority, and add penalties for malicious filings. Sponsors cited costly private liens and urged protections for homeowners; the House approved the bill (66–0).
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Feb. 19 approved House Bill 96, which tightens protections against wrongfully filed liens on real property by creating an expedited removal process, allowing county recorders an initial screening role, and increasing penalties for malicious or fraudulent filings.
Representative Swallow, the sponsor, described common-law and malicious lien filings that have harmed property owners and said the bill provides an expedited path to clear wrongful liens and…
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