To establish the right to enforce a mechanic's lien, the contractor, or in this case the subcontractor, must make a prima facie case that the lien is valid, and that it is entitled to the amount asserted in the lien (8 Warren's Weed, New York Real Property § 92.11 [3] [a] [5th ed], citing Cramer v Esswein, 220 App Div 10 [1927]; see LHV Precast v Woodstock Lawn & Home Maintenance,
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