Lien Law Pathfinder

Compiled by the 9th Judicial District Law Libraries, 2014

Please note that the following listed resources are by no means an exhaustive listing on the topic. This
pathfinder should be used as a starting point. For other sources, please check your local library catalog.

Statutes
Print
McKinney’s Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated - Lien Law (Book 32)
Electronic
Lexis ➔ New York Consolidated Law Service - Lien Law

Caselaw
Print
New York Digest 4th Ed. , Topic = Mechanics’ Liens

Electronic
Lexis ➔ New York State Cases Combined
-conduct a search using the term “lien” and any other term(s) pertinent to your
case/situation

Encyclopedias
Print and Electronic (Lexis)
New York Jurisprudence 2d Ed., Topic = Liens
American Jurisprudence 2d Ed., Topic = Liens

Treatises
Print

> Bowmar Mechanics’ Liens in New York, Taranto, Jenean, Thomson Reuters
> Bowmar Mortgage Liens in New York, Ko, Pamela and Taranto, Jenean, Thomson Reuters
> Bowmar Lien Priorities in New York, Ko, Pamela, Thomson Reuters
> Jensen on the Mechanics’ Lien Law (and Related Procedures) of the State of New York, 4th Ed,
Marks, Edward, Clark Boardman Company, Ltd.

Electronic
Lexis ➔ Steinman’s, Bergerman & Roth New York Real Property
Forms Annotated, Steinman, Irving I. Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Warren’s Weed New York Real Property, Blyth, John and others, Matthew Bender & Co.