§ 12-a. Amendment. 1. Within sixty days after the original filing, a\nlienor may amend his lien upon twenty days notice to existing lienors,\nmortgagees and the owner, provided that no action or proceeding to\nenforce or cancel the mechanics' lien has been brought in the interim,\nwhere the purpose of the amendment is to reduce the amount of the lien,\nexcept the question of wilful exaggeration shall survive such amendment.\n 2. In a proper case, the court may, upon five days' notice to existing\nlienors, mortgagees and owner, make an order amending a notice of lien\nupon a public or private improvement, nunc pro tunc. However, no\namendment shall be granted to the prejudice of an existing lienor,\nmortgagee or purchaser in good faith, as the case may be.\n
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