California Civil Code
§ 8304
CIV § 8304 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 6 · Ch. 3
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.govA design professional is not entitled to a lien under this chapter unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)The work of improvement for which the design professional provided services has not commenced.
(b)The landowner defaults in a payment required under the contract or refuses to pay the demand of the design professional made under the contract.
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Legislative history
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.