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With a mechanic’s lien, you hired the workers, which was the act that gave the workers the right to make a claim against your property.

If you do not pay the workers for their services or materials, then they can levy a mechanic’s lien against your land.

Should a contractor not pay a sub, the waiver protects you from having a mechanic’s lien slapped on your house to make you pay what they are owed.

The company has been hit with more than $50 million in mechanic’s lien claims by contractors who say they are owed money by Oceanwide.

Menjivar found the Workers Defense Project, which helped him win back his wages by filing a mechanic’s lien against all the companies associated with the project — essentially tying up the property’s sale until the workers were paid.