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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 1795 September Term, 2004

CHRISTOPHER MARTINO, D/B/A DO-IT-ALL CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. MANOOCHEHR ARFAA, et ux.

Hollander, Krauser, Meredith, JJ.

Opinion by Meredith, J.

Filed: September 6, 2006

In

this

mechanic's

lien

case,

we

conclude

that

the

petitioner's description of the subject building in the petition to establish a mechanic's lien was legally adequate to survive a motion to dismiss. The petition at issue here was filed in the

Circuit Court for Harford County by Christopher Martino, d/b/a Doit-All Construction, Inc. ("Martino"), the appellant, seeking to establish a mechanic's lien against "the property located at 2310 Cullum Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21015-6539" for renovations and repairs Martino had performed there as a subcontractor. The

property is owned by Manoochehr and Dottie Ferris Arfaa, the appellees, and the work performed by Martino on the Arfaas'

property was done exclusively on their fire-damaged home. Based upon the Arfaas' answer to Martino's petition, the circuit court dismissed the petition, concluding that the petition failed to include "a description adequate to identify the

building," as required by Maryland Code (1974, 2003 Repl. Vol.), Real Property Article ("RP"),

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