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Senate passes measure limiting mechanics— liens for small jobs to protect homeowners
Summary
Lawmakers approved a substituted Senate Bill 107 that narrows protections to jobs of $5,000 or less and allows homeowners who can prove payment to obtain a certificate preventing suppliers from maintaining a property lien; final Senate vote was 26-1 with two absent.
The Utah Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 107, a bill that changes how mechanics' and supplier liens apply to small construction jobs and offers homeowners a path to prevent liens where they can demonstrate they paid contractors in full.
Sponsor Senator Bramble described the measure as a compromise developed with subcontractors, suppliers, general contractors and the Department of Professional Licensing. Under the substitute, if a job is $5,000 or less — whether or not there is a written contract or a licensed…
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