Connecticut is not one of them. Serving and recording the mechanic's lien can be expensive. If you are not entitled to the lien, you could be sued for slander of title, or caught with attorney's fees for the discharge of your invalid lien.

Even where my clients rightfully have that remedy available and have not elected the mechanic's lien as an exclusive remedy, I normally advise them to go for a pretrial attachment/garnishment instead of a mechanic's lien to secure their claim. The attachment/garnishment provides for a wider range of property, bank accounts or accounts receiveable to secure the claim. One of the best ways to secure immediate payment in Connecticut is to seek a pretrial garnishment of the defendant's accounts receivable. Their receivables are the life's blood of the delinquent clients. The defendants are usually on the phone in a flash after having been served to discuss payment rather than have their clients notified to freeze payment of the defendants' receivables. It results in the defendants' loss of the client as well as his not getting paid. They take it very seriously.