Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274 - 9566]
( Heading of Division 4 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 16. ) PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000 - 9566]
( Part 6 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. ) TITLE 2. PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8160 - 8848]
( Title 2 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. ) CHAPTER 5. Stop Payment Notice [8500 - 8560]
( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. ) ARTICLE 2. Stop Payment Notice to Owner [8520 - 8522]
( Article 2 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. ) 8520.
(a) A person that has a lien right under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400), other than a direct contractor, may give the owner a stop payment notice.
(b) The owner may give notice, in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1, demanding that a person that has a lien right under Chapter
4 (commencing with Section 8400) give the owner a stop payment notice. If the person fails to give the owner a bonded or unbonded stop payment notice, the person forfeits the right to a lien under Chapter 4 (commencing with 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.)