Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, and that branch of the petition which was to summarily discharge the appellant's mechanic's lien is denied.
A court has no inherent power to vacate or discharge a mechanic's lien except as authorized under Lien Law § 19 (6) (see Matter of Gold Dev. & Mgt., LLC v P.J. Contr. Corp.,
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