In a cautionary tale for contractors to dot all their i’s and cross all their t’s, a Miami-Dade circuit judge has thrown out a lien due to what’s essentially a rookie filing mistake. The judgment delivered a blow to an engineering firm suing a Miami Beach condominium association for nonpayment.

The decision comes in a contentious dispute between Pistorino & Alam Consulting Engineers and the Mirasol Ocean Towers Condominium Association.