Private Works – California Preliminary Notice
FORM INCLUDED. Subcontractors and suppliers who do not correctly complete and mail this form before the deadline forfeit the right to make powerful claims to payment if they remain unpaid upon completion of the project. These claims may include the M…
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Private Works – Mechanics Lien
FORM INCLUDED. A mechanics lien protects the right to payment for contractors, subcontractors, and materials suppliers on private construction projects in California. In cases where the project owner fails to pay for goods or services provided, a mec…
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Private Works – Mechanics Lien – Release of Mechanics Lien
FORM INCLUDED. California law requires contractors, subcontractors, and materials suppliers to record a mechanics lien release form upon receipt of payment or upon failure to file a lawsuit before the deadline. Claimants must also record a release up…
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Private Works – Mechanics Lien – Partial Release of Mechanics Lien
FORM INCLUDED. Contractors, subcontractors, and materials suppliers who receive partial payment in response to a mechanics lien may release part of the lien while awaiting full payment…
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Private Works – Mechanics Lien – Extension of Time to Enforce Lien & Notice of Credit
FORM INCLUDED. Within 90 days of recording a mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, and materials suppliers must file a lawsuit to foreclose on the lien. Claimants who miss this deadline forfeit the right to file a lien foreclosure lawsuit. In …
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Private Works – Stop Payment Notice (Bonded & Unbonded)
FORM INCLUDED. A private works stop payment notice helps secure payment for subcontractors and materials suppliers of private construction projects in California. In cases where the contractor or subcontractor fails to pay for goods or services provi…
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Private Works – Stop Payment Notice – Release of Stop Payment Notice
FORM INCLUDED. Subcontractors and materials suppliers who receive payment after serving a stop payment notice must serve a release form. Claimants who have not received payment but who have missed the deadline may also need to serve a release…
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Private Works – Stop Payment Notice – Partial Release of Stop Payment Notice
FORM INCLUDED. Subcontractors and materials suppliers who receive partial payment after serving a stop payment notice may need to serve a partial release form to acknowledge receipt of partial payment while waiting for complete payment…
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Private Works – Payment Bond Claim Notice
FORM INCLUDED. In addition to a mechanics lien and stop payment notice, a subcontractor or materials supplier for a private construction project in California may serve a private works payment bond claim notice to obtain payment for work or services …
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Private Works – Payment Bond Claim Notice – Release of Payment Bond Claim Notice
FORM INCLUDED. A subcontractor or materials supplier may need to file a release of payment bond claim notice upon receiving payment or missing the deadline for filing a lawsuit on the payment bond claim notice…
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Additional Remedies – Use of Four Statutory Releases
FOUR FORMS INCLUDED. Owners, contractors, and subcontractors may request one of four release forms in exchange for paying a contractor, subcontractor, or materials supplier of a private or public works construction project. These release forms act as…
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Additional Remedies – Indemnification Clause
EXAMPLE CLAUSE INCLUDED. An indemnity clause, also known as an indemnification clause or a hold-harmless clause, shifts legal and financial obligations from one party to another. Many indemnity clauses seek to shift almost the entire the blame to the…
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Additional Remedies – Notice of Cessation & Notice of Completion
EXAMPLE FORM INCLUDED. Owners or prime contractors of public or private construction projects can record a notice of completion or notice of cessation either with or without notifying potential claimants. Recording this notice accelerates the timelin…
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