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NY A08346
Bill
Status
5/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Keith Brown
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AI Summary
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Expands New York's mechanic's lien law to allow attorneys to file liens for legal work that improves real property by obtaining permits and/or zoning approvals
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Permits engineers and architects to file mechanic's liens for design work related to securing permits or zoning approvals on real property
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Updates gendered language throughout the statute, replacing terms like "husband or wife" with "person" and "their spouse," and "his" with "their"
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Modernizes terminology by changing "materialman" to "material supplier" and "nurseryman" to "owner or operator of a nursery"
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Expands mechanic's liens on real property to include certain legal work for attorneys and design work for engineers and architects which relates to permits and zoning approvals for such real property.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026