§ 8440 Mechanic'S Lien Attachment Scope

• •If you improve someone's property (like building a house or adding a fence), you can claim a legal right to that property if you're not paid.
• •This right covers the work you did and the land around it that's needed to use what you built.
• •This rule helps workers or companies get paid for their work on someone else's land.

A contractor builds a new garage for a homeowner.

If the homeowner doesn't pay the contractor, the contractor can claim a legal right to the garage and the space around it until they get paid.