§ 8434 Contractor Lien Enforcement Limits

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•If you're a main contractor or a subcontractor, you can only claim money for the work you did, not more.
•You have to subtract any money that other workers or subcontractors are owed for the same job.
•You can't ask for the full amount if others haven't been paid yet.

Example

A builder hires a plumber to fix pipes in a house. The builder also hires an electrician for the same house. The plumber finishes the job but hasn't been paid yet.

The plumber can only ask for the money he is owed for the pipe work, minus any money the electrician is still owed for his work. If the electrician is owed $500, the plumber has to subtract that from his total before asking for his payment.

A direct contractor or a subcontractor may enforce a lien only for the amount due pursuant to that contractor’s contract after deducting all lien claims of other claimants for work provided and embraced within that contract. (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.)

Key Takeaways

•If you're a main contractor or a subcontractor, you can only claim money for the work you did, not more.
•You have to subtract any money that other workers or subcontractors are owed for the same job.
•You can't ask for the full amount if others haven't been paid yet.

Example

A builder hires a plumber to fix pipes in a house. The builder also hires an electrician for the same house. The plumber finishes the job but hasn't been paid yet.

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§ 8434 Contractor Lien Enforcement Limits

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