Cal. Civil Code § 8600
Cal. Civil Code § 8600
California · California Civil Code · Status: effective · Effective 2011-01-01
Cite this
- Citation
- Cal. Civil Code § 8600, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/790097
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:790097@1- SHA-256
bbbc9d0b90111448e9fec892b70456e5df86fcca97acfcd7f0b6132808d10e35
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) This section applies if, before the commencement of work, the owner in good faith files a direct contract with the county recorder, and records a payment bond of the direct contractor in an amount not less than 50 percent of the price stated in the direct contract.
(b) If the conditions of subdivision (a) are satisfied, the court shall, where equitable to do so, restrict lien enforcement under this title to the aggregate amount due from the owner to the direct contractor and shall enter judgment against the direct contractor and surety on the bond for any deficiency that remains between the amount due to the direct contractor and the whole amount due to claimants.