SECTIONS 8430-8434 - California Statutes

CIVIL CODE

SECTION 8430-8434

8430. (a) The lien is a direct lien for the lesser of the following
amounts:
(1) The reasonable value of the work provided by the claimant.
(2) The price agreed to by the claimant and the person that
contracted for the work.
(b) The lien is not limited in amount by the contract price for
the work of improvement except as provided in Section 8600.
(c) This section does not preclude the claimant from including in
a claim of lien work performed based on a written modification of the
contract, or as a result of rescission, abandonment, or breach of
the contract. If there is a rescission, abandonment, or breach of the
contract, the amount of the lien may not exceed the reasonable value
of the work provided by the claimant.

8432. (a) A lien does not extend to work, whether or not the work
is authorized by a direct contractor or subcontractor, if the work is
not included in a direct contract or a modification of that
contract, and the claimant had actual knowledge or constructive
notice of the provisions of that contract or modification before
providing the work.
(b) The filing of a contract or modification of that contract with
the county recorder, before the commencement of a work of
improvement, is constructive notice of the provisions of the contract
or modification to a person providing work on that work of
improvement.

8434. A direct contractor or a subcontractor may enforce a lien
only for the amount due pursuant to that contractor's contract after
deducting all lien claims of other claimants for work provided and
embraced within that contract.