There is no support in either the Lien Law or the record for appellants' claim that V.A.L.'s lien expired. V.A.L. filed its mechanic's lien on March 20, 1991. Four months later, Crossland instituted a mortgage foreclosure action joining V.A.L. as a defendant in its complaint and naming V.A.L. in its Notice of Pendency, thus continuing V.A.L.'s mechanic's lien (Lien Law § 17). Although the Notice of Pendency expired on July 22, 1994, prior to its expiration, V.A.L., in...
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