Matter of the Application of Diamond Architecturals, Inc. v. EFCO Corp

In Matter of the Application of Diamond Architecturals, Inc. v. EFCO Corp. 179 AD2d 420 [1st Dept 1992] in which the court held a notice of lien invalid, wherein the name of the owner appearing on the notice was the condominium developer who retained ownership in the unsold units, but the names of the other unit owners were missing. However, in that case the lienor failed to indicate the correct block and lot description as well. As a consequence, the Diamond Architecturals court stated that "inasmuch as the notice at issue contains more than one defect, it cannot be said that there has been substantial compliance warranting an amendment." (Id. at 421).