A Southern California homeowner is warning others to closely monitor their property records after discovering multimillion-dollar mechanics liens filed against her home by someone she says she has never met or done business with.
Marjorie Josephat, who recently completed renovations on her Benedict Canyon property and was preparing to sell, said she was stunned to learn that two separate liens — each claiming more than $24 million in unpaid work — had been recorded against her home.
“We can’t sell with the cloud on the title, and this is a cloud on the title,” Josephat said.
Claims of Millions in ‘Unpaid Services’
According to property records reviewed in a television investigation by ABC7 Los Angeles, the liens allege that extensive services — including cleaning and business consulting — were performed but never paid for…