California Code
TITLE 2 - PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT
CHAPTER 4 - Mechanics Lien

ARTICLE 1 - Who is Entitled to Lien

Section 8400. - 8400. A person that provides work authorized for a work...

Section 8402. - 8402. A person that provides work authorized for a site...

Section 8404. - 8404. Work is authorized for a work of improvement or...

ARTICLE 2 - Conditions to Enforcing a Lien

Section 8410. - 8410. A claimant may enforce a lien only if the...

Section 8412. - 8412. A direct contractor may not enforce a lien unless...

Section 8414. - 8414. A claimant other than a direct contractor may not...

Section 8416. - 8416. (a) A claim of mechanics lien shall be a...

Section 8422. - 8422. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 8424. - 8424. (a) An owner of real property or an owner...

ARTICLE 3 - Amount of Lien

Section 8430. - 8430. (a) The lien is a direct lien for the...

Section 8432. - 8432. (a) A lien does not extend to work, whether...

Section 8434. - 8434. A direct contractor or a subcontractor may enforce a...

ARTICLE 4 - Property Subject to Lien

Section 8440. - 8440. Subject to Section 8442, a lien attaches to the...

Section 8442. - 8442. The following interests in real property to which a...

Section 8444. - 8444. (a) An owner of real property or a person...

Section 8446. - 8446. A claimant may record one claim of lien on...

Section 8448. - 8448. (a) As used in this section, “separate residential unit”...

ARTICLE 5 - Priorities

Section 8450. - 8450. (a) A lien under this chapter, other than a...

Section 8452. - 8452. A mortgage or deed of trust, otherwise subordinate to...

Section 8454. - 8454. If a site improvement is provided for in a...

Section 8456. - 8456. (a) This section applies to a construction loan secured...

Section 8458. - 8458. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a lien...

ARTICLE 6 - Enforcement of Lien

Section 8460. - 8460. (a) The claimant shall commence an action to enforce...

Section 8461. - 8461. After commencement of an action to enforce a lien,...

Section 8462. - 8462. Notwithstanding Section 583.420 of the Code of Civil Procedure,...

Section 8464. - 8464. In addition to any other costs allowed by law,...

Section 8466. - 8466. If there is a deficiency of proceeds from the...

Section 8468. - 8468. (a) This chapter does not affect any of the...

Section 8470. - 8470. In an action to enforce a lien for work...

ARTICLE 7 - Release Order

Section 8480. - 8480. (a) The owner of property or the owner of...

Section 8482. - 8482. An owner of property may not petition the court...

Section 8484. - 8484. A petition for a release order shall be verified...

Section 8486. - 8486. (a) On the filing of a petition for a...

Section 8488. - 8488. (a) At the hearing both (1) the petition and...

ARTICLE 8 - Removal of Claim of Lien from Record

Section 8490. - 8490. (a) A court order dismissing a cause of action...

Section 8494. - 8494. If a claim of lien expires and is unenforceable...