Under California law, contractors and materialmen may record a mechanics’ lien against real property when improvements are made “at the instance” of the owner or his agent. But what happens…
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Over the past few months, proof of service affidavits have come across my desk bearing signatures that were obviously the product of a rubber stamp. In fact, one “signature” was stamped in block letters. Clearly, the purpose of the stamped signatures is to streamline the preparation and service of the preliminary notices and reduce writer’s cramp.