HB 237, PN 266  The legislation amends the Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963 to provide for the electronic indexing of waivers of mechanics’ liens.  The legislation provides that where a prothonotary’s office is computerized such that a party’s name can be retrieved regardless of whether that party is designated as a plaintiff or as a defendant, the indexing of the mechanics’ lien waiver document may be indexed as follows:

• In the name of the owner as plaintiff and the contractor as defendant OR
• In the name of the owner as defendant and the contractor as plaintiff.