In the last instalment of “Builders Lien Basics” we discussed s. 3(1) of the Builders Lien Act, which provides that “an improvement done with the prior knowledge, but not at the request, of an owner is deemed to have been done at the request of the owner”. As one result, a landlord’s interest in their property may be subject to a lien arising from work done for their tenant with the landlord’s knowledge.
As published in the NRCA’s Northern Construction Connection August 2025 Newsletter and VICA’s e-New.