California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8500

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.

The rights of all persons furnishing work for any work of improvement, with respect to any fund for payment of construction costs, are governed exclusively by this chapter, and no person may assert any legal or equitable right with respect to the fund, other than a right created by a written contract between that person and the person holding the fund, except pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 8500 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-4-general-provisions/part-6-works-of-improvement/title-2-private-works-of-improvement/chapter-5-stop-payment-notice/article-1-general-provisions/section-8500

Other sections in Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 8500§ 8502§ 8504§ 8506§ 8508§ 8510

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