{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-lien-law-39","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Lien Law § 39","heading":"Lien wilfully exaggerated is void","body":"§ 39. Lien wilfully exaggerated is void. In any action or proceeding\nto enforce a mechanic's lien upon a private or public improvement or in\nwhich the validity of the lien is an issue, if the court shall find that\na lienor has wilfully exaggerated the amount for which he claims a lien\nas stated in his notice of lien, his lien shall be declared to be void\nand no recovery shall be had thereon. No such lienor shall have a right\nto file any other or further lien for the same claim. A second or\nsubsequent lien filed in contravention of this section may be vacated\nupon application to the court on two days' notice.","path":["Lien Law","Article 2. Mechanics' Liens"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/LIE/39","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"827eab94a1a0e45fe9792e9f5d76b2649c10623b1d1980e334c8b8117935a8b0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-lien-law-38","next":"us-ny/n.y.-lien-law-39-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}