California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8822

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.

This article does not apply to a retention payment withheld by a lender pursuant to a construction loan agreement.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Code § 8822 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-4-general-provisions/part-6-works-of-improvement/title-2-private-works-of-improvement/chapter-8-prompt-payment/article-2-retention-payment/section-8822

Other sections in Article 2 - Retention Payment

§ 8810§ 8811§ 8812§ 8814§ 8816§ 8818§ 8820§ 8822

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