What construction project participants are not protected by the lien law?
It appears to the author that most participants in the construction process are protected by the lien law; including contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, mechanics, laborers, architects, surveyors, engineers and landscape architects. The protection, however extends to second tier subcontractors and materialmen; entities further removed from the owner are not protected. If a particular participant cannot demonstrate the criteria to meet any of the statutory classes created by ยง38-2-1-6A, protection may not be afforded. W.Va. Code 38-2-1 though 6.
