California Civil Code ARTICLE 3 - Stop Work Notice

• Section 8830.
  “Stop work notice” means notice given under this article by a direct contractor to an owner that the contractor will stop work if the amount...
• Section 8832.
  If a direct contractor is not paid the amount due pursuant to a written contract within 35 days after the date payment is due under...
• Section 8834.
  A direct contractor that gives an owner a stop work notice shall give the following additional notice:(a) At least five days before giving the stop work...
• Section 8836.
  Within five days after receipt of a stop work notice from a direct contractor, the owner shall give a copy of the notice to the...
• Section 8838.
  (a) The direct contractor or the direct contractor’s surety, or a subcontractor or a subcontractor’s surety, is not liable for delay or damage that the owner...
• Section 8840.
  On resolution of the claim in the stop work notice or the direct contractor’s cancellation of the stop work notice, the contractor shall post, and...
• Section 8842.
  A direct contractor’s right to stop work under this article is in addition to other rights the direct contractor may have under the law.(Added by...
• Section 8844.
  (a) If payment of the amount claimed is not made within 10 days after a stop work notice is given, the direct contractor, the direct contractor’s...
• Section 8846.
  It is against public policy to waive the provisions of this article by contract.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January...
• Section 8848.
  (a) This article applies to a contract entered into on or after January 1, 1999.(b) This article does not apply to a retention withheld by a lender...

Last modified: October 22, 2018