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CA Civ Code § 8136 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 1 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Waiver and Release|Section 8136.

8136.  If the claimant is required to execute a waiver and release in exchange for, or in order to induce payment of, a final payment and the claimant is not, in fact, paid in exchange for the waiver and release or a single payee check or joint payee check is given in exchange for the waiver and release, the waiver and release shall be null, void, and unenforceable unless it is in substantially the following form:CONDITIONAL WAIVER AND RELEASE ON FINAL PAYMENTNOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT WAIVES THE CLAIMANT’S LIEN, STOP PAYMENT NOTICE, AND PAYMENT BOND RIGHTS EFFECTIVE ON RECEIPT OF PAYMENT. A PERSON SHOULD NOT RELY ON THIS DOCUMENT UNLESS SATISFIED THAT THE CLAIMANT HAS RECEIVED PAYMENT.Identifying InformationName of Claimant:Name of Customer:Job Location:Owner:Conditional Waiver and ReleaseThis document waives and releases lien, stop payment notice, and payment bond rights the claimant has for labor and service provided, and equipment and material delivered, to the customer on this job. Rights based upon labor or service provided, or equipment or material delivered, pursuant to a written change order that has been fully executed by the parties prior to the date that this document is signed by the claimant, are waived and released by this document, unless listed as an Exception below. This document is effective only on the claimant’s receipt of payment from the financial institution on which the following check is drawn: Maker of Check:Amount of Check: $Check Payable to:ExceptionsThis document does not affect any of the following:Disputed claims for extras in the amount of: $ SignatureClaimant’s Signature:Claimant’s Title:Date of Signature:(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8138 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 1 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3 - Waiver and Release|Section 8138.

8138.  If the claimant is required to execute a waiver and release in exchange for, or in order to induce payment of, a final payment and the claimant asserts in the waiver that the claimant has, in fact, been paid the final payment, the waiver and release shall be null, void, and unenforceable unless it is in substantially the following form, with the text of the “Notice to Claimant” in at least as large a type as the largest type otherwise in the form:UNCONDITIONAL WAIVER AND RELEASE ON FINAL PAYMENTNOTICE TO CLAIMANT: THIS DOCUMENT WAIVES AND RELEASES LIEN, STOP PAYMENT NOTICE, AND PAYMENT BOND RIGHTS UNCONDITIONALLY AND STATES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PAID FOR GIVING UP THOSE RIGHTS. THIS DOCUMENT IS ENFORCEABLE AGAINST YOU IF YOU SIGN IT, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PAID. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PAID, USE A CONDITIONAL WAIVER AND RELEASE FORM.Identifying InformationName of Claimant:Name of Customer:Job Location:Owner:Unconditional Waiver and ReleaseThis document waives and releases lien, stop payment notice, and payment bond rights the claimant has for all labor and service provided, and equipment and material delivered, to the customer on this job. Rights based upon labor or service provided, or equipment or material delivered, pursuant to a written change order that has been fully executed by the parties prior to the date that this document is signed by the claimant, are waived and released by this document, unless listed as an Exception below. The claimant has been paid in full.ExceptionsThis document does not affect the following:Disputed claims for extras in the amount of: $ SignatureClaimant’s Signature:Claimant’s Title:Date of Signature:(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 1 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Bonds|Section 8150.

8150.  The Bond and Undertaking Law (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 995.010) of Title 14 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure) applies to a bond given under this part, except to the extent this part prescribes a different rule or is inconsistent.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8152 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 1 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Bonds|Section 8152.

8152.  None of the following releases a surety from liability on a bond given under this part:(a) A change, alteration, or modification to a contract, plan, specification, or agreement for a work of improvement or for work provided for a work of improvement.(b) A change or modification to the terms of payment or an extension of the time for payment for a work of improvement.(c) A rescission or attempted rescission of a contract, agreement, or bond.(d) A condition precedent or subsequent in the bond purporting to limit the right of recovery of a claimant otherwise entitled to recover pursuant to a contract, agreement, or bond.(e) In the case of a bond given for the benefit of claimants, the fraud of a person other than the claimant seeking to recover on the bond.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8154 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 1 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Bonds|Section 8154.

8154.  (a) A bond given under this part shall be construed most strongly against the surety and in favor of all persons for whose benefit the bond is given.(b) A surety is not released from liability to those for whose benefit the bond has been given by reason of a breach of the direct contract or on the part of any obligee named in the bond.(c) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the sole conditions of recovery on the bond are that the claimant is a person described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 8400) of Chapter 4 of Title 2, or in Section 9100, and has not been paid the full amount of the claim.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Preliminary Notice|Section 8200.

8200.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, before recording a lien claim, giving a stop payment notice, or asserting a claim against a payment bond, a claimant shall give preliminary notice to the following persons:(1) The owner or reputed owner.(2) The direct contractor or reputed direct contractor to which the claimant provides work, either directly or through one or more subcontractors.(3) The construction lender or reputed construction lender, if any.(b) The notice shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1.(c) Compliance with this section is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a lien claim or stop payment notice under this title.(d) Compliance with this section or with Section 8612 is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a claim against a payment bond under this title.(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing subdivisions:(1) A laborer is not required to give preliminary notice.(2) A claimant with a direct contractual relationship with an owner or reputed owner is required to give preliminary notice only to the construction lender or reputed construction lender, if any.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Preliminary Notice|Section 8202.

8202.  (a) The preliminary notice shall comply with the requirements of Section 8102, and shall also include:(1) A general description of the work to be provided.(2) An estimate of the total price of the work provided and to be provided.(3) The following statement in boldface type:NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNEREVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE PAID YOUR CONTRACTOR IN FULL, if the person or firm that has given you this notice is not paid in full for labor, service, equipment, or material provided or to be provided to your construction project, a lien may be placed on your property. Foreclosure of the lien may lead to loss of all or part of your property. You may wish to protect yourself against this by (1) requiring your contractor to provide a signed release by the person or firm that has given you this notice before making payment to your contractor, or (2) any other method that is appropriate under the circumstances.This notice is required by law to be served by the undersigned as a statement of your legal rights. This notice is not intended to reflect upon the financial condition of the contractor or the person employed by you on the construction project.If you record a notice of cessation or completion of your construction project, you must within 10 days after recording, send a copy of the notice of completion to your contractor and the person or firm that has given you this notice. The notice must be sent by registered or certified mail. Failure to send the notice will extend the deadline to record a claim of lien. You are not required to send the notice if you are a residential homeowner of a dwelling containing four or fewer units.(b) If preliminary notice is given by a subcontractor that has not paid all compensation due to a laborer, the notice shall include the name and address of the laborer and any person or entity described in subdivision (b) of Section 8024 to which payments are due.(c) If an invoice for material or certified payroll contains the information required by this section and Section 8102, a copy of the invoice or payroll, given in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1, is sufficient.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Preliminary Notice|Section 8204.

8204.  (a) A preliminary notice shall be given not later than 20 days after the claimant has first furnished work on the work of improvement. If work has been provided by a claimant who did not give a preliminary notice, that claimant shall not be precluded from giving a preliminary notice at any time thereafter. The claimant shall, however, be entitled to record a lien, give a stop payment notice, and assert a claim against a payment bond only for work performed within 20 days prior to the service of the preliminary notice, and at any time thereafter.(b) A design professional who has furnished services for the design of the work of improvement and who gives a preliminary notice not later than 20 days after the work of improvement has commenced shall be deemed to have complied with Section 8200 with respect to the design services furnished, or to be furnished.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Preliminary Notice|Section 8206.

8206.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a claimant need give only one preliminary notice to each person to which notice must be given under this chapter with respect to all work provided by the claimant for a work of improvement.(b) If a claimant provides work pursuant to contracts with more than one subcontractor, the claimant shall give a separate preliminary notice with respect to work provided pursuant to each contract.(c) A preliminary notice that contains a general description of work provided by the claimant through the date of the notice also covers work provided by the claimant after the date of the notice whether or not they are within the scope of the general description contained in the notice.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Preliminary Notice|Section 8208.

8208.  A direct contractor shall make available to any person seeking to give preliminary notice the following information:(a) The name and address of the owner.(b) The name and address of the construction lender, if any.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Preliminary Notice|Section 8210.

8210.  If one or more construction loans are obtained after commencement of a work of improvement, the owner shall give notice of the name and address of the construction lender or lenders to each person that has given the owner preliminary notice.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Preliminary Notice|Section 8212.

8212.  An agreement made or entered into by an owner whereby the owner agrees to waive the rights conferred on the owner by this chapter is void and unenforceable.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Preliminary Notice|Section 8214.

8214.  (a) Each person who has served a preliminary notice may file the preliminary notice with the county recorder. A preliminary notice filed pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of Section 8102.(b) Upon the acceptance for recording of a notice of completion or notice of cessation the county recorder shall mail to those persons who have filed a preliminary notice, notification that a notice of completion or notice of cessation has been recorded on the property, and shall affix the date that the notice of completion or notice of cessation was recorded with the county recorder. The notification given by the county recorder under this section is not governed by the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1.(c) The failure of the county recorder to mail the notification to the person who filed a preliminary notice, or the failure of those persons to receive the notification or to receive complete notification, shall not affect the period within which a claim of lien is required to be recorded. However, the county recorder shall make a good faith effort to mail notification to those persons who have filed the preliminary notice under this section and to do so within five days after the recording of a notice of completion or notice of cessation.(d) The county recorder may cause to be destroyed all documents filed pursuant to this section, two years after the date of filing.(e) The preliminary notice that a person may file pursuant to this section is for the limited purpose of facilitating the mailing of notice by the county recorder of recorded notices of completion and notices of cessation. The notice that is filed is not a recordable document and shall not be entered into those official records of the county which by law impart constructive notice. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the index maintained by the recorder of filed preliminary notices shall be separate and distinct from those indexes maintained by the county recorder of those official records of the county which by law impart constructive notice. The filing of a preliminary notice with the county recorder does not give rise to any actual or constructive notice with respect to any party of the existence or contents of a filed preliminary notice nor to any duty of inquiry on the part of any party as to the existence or contents of that notice.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8216 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Preliminary Notice|Section 8216.

8216.  If the contract of any subcontractor on a particular work of improvement provides for payment to the subcontractor of more than four hundred dollars ($400), the failure of that subcontractor, licensed under the Contractors’ State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code), to give the notice provided for in this chapter, constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under the Contractors’ State License Law.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Design Professionals Lien|Section 8300.

8300.  For purposes of this chapter, a “design professional” is a person described in Section 8014 who provides services pursuant to a written contract with a landowner for the design, engineering, or planning of a work of improvement.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Design Professionals Lien|Section 8302.

8302.  (a) A design professional has, from the date of recordation of a claim of lien under this chapter, a lien on the site notwithstanding the absence of commencement of the planned work of improvement, if the landowner who contracted for the design professional’s services is also the owner of the site at the time of recordation of the claim of lien.(b) The lien of the design professional is for the amount of the design professional’s fee for services provided under the contract or the reasonable value of those services, whichever is less. The amount of the lien is reduced by the amount of any deposit or prior payment under the contract.(c) A design professional may not record a claim of lien, and a lien may not be created, under this chapter unless a building permit or other governmental approval in furtherance of the work of improvement has been obtained in connection with or utilizing the services provided by the design professional.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Design Professionals Lien|Section 8304.

8304.  A design professional is not entitled to a lien under this chapter unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:(a) The work of improvement for which the design professional provided services has not commenced.(b) The landowner defaults in a payment required under the contract or refuses to pay the demand of the design professional made under the contract.(c) Not less than 10 days before recording a claim of lien, the design professional gives the landowner notice making a demand for payment, and stating that a default has occurred under the contract and the amount of the default.(d) The design professional records a claim of lien. The claim of lien shall include all of the following information:(1) The name of the design professional.(2) The amount of the claim.(3) The current owner of record of the site.(4) A legal description of the site.(5) Identification of the building permit or other governmental approval for the work of improvement.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8306 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Design Professionals Lien|Section 8306.

8306.  (a) On recordation of the claim of lien, a lien is created in favor of the named design professional.(b) The lien automatically expires and is null and void and of no further force or effect on the occurrence of either of the following events:(1) The commencement of the work of improvement for which the design professional provided services.(2) The expiration of 90 days after recording the claim of lien, unless the design professional commences an action to enforce the lien within that time.(c) If the landowner partially or fully satisfies the lien, the design professional shall execute and record a document that evidences a partial or full satisfaction and release of the lien, as applicable.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8308 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Design Professionals Lien|Section 8308.

8308.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no provision of this part applies to a lien created under this chapter.(b) The following provisions of this part apply to a lien created under this chapter:(1) This chapter.(2) Article 1 (commencing with Section 8000) of Chapter 1 of Title 1.(3) Section 8424.(4) Article 6 (commencing with Section 8460) of Chapter 4.(5) Article 7 (commencing with Section 8480) of Chapter 4.(6) Article 8 (commencing with Section 8490) of Chapter 4.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)
CA Civ Code § 8310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Civil Code - CIV|DIVISION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 6 - WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Design Professionals Lien|Section 8310.

8310.  This chapter does not affect the ability of a design professional to obtain a lien for a work of improvement under Section 8400.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)