Timelines

PRELIMINARY NOTICES: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC WORKS. CERTIFIED MAIL TO OWNER OF OWNER OF PROJECT SITE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, AND PROJECT LENDER, MUST BE SENT NO LATER THAN 20 DAYS FROM THE FIRST DAY OF LABOR OR DELIVERY OF MATERIALS.

LIEN CLAIM BY OTHER THEN GENERAL CONTRACTOR: LIEN MUST BE RECORDED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECORDATION OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION OR CESSATION, BUT NO RECORDED NOTICE OF CESSATION, RECORDED WITHIN 150 DAYS FROM CESSATION. IF NO RECORDED NOTICE OF COMPLETION, RECORD LIEN WITHIN 90 DAYS

LIEN CLAIM BY GENERAL CONTRACTOR: MUST BE RECORDED WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE RECORDING OF A NOTICE OF COMPLETION. (ALL OTHER RECORDINGS, SAME AS ABOVE)

COMPLAINT TO FORECLOSE LIEN: FILE IN PROPER COURT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE DATE OF RECORDED LIEN.

BONDED STOP NOTICE: MUST BE SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO CONSTRUCTION LENDER PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF LIEN CLAIM PERIOD.

NOTICE TO SURETY: PAYMENT BOND MUST BE SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO PRINCIPAL AND SURETY WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER RECORDATION OF A NOTICE OF COMPLETION, OR 75 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION.

PUBLIC WORKS:

STOP NOTICE: MUST BE SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO PUBLIC AGENCY WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECORDATION OF A NOTICE OF COMPLETION, ACCEPTANCE, OR CESSATION, OTHERWISE 90 DAYS AFTER RECORDATION.

COMPLAINT ON STOP NOTICE: FILE IN PROPER COURT WITHIN 10 DAYS FROM SERVICE OF STOP NOTICE

COMPLAINT ON PAYMENT BOND: FILE IN PROPER COURT WITHIN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE WITHIN WICH STOP NOTICE MUST BE FILED AS PER CC 3184

NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL SURETY PAYMENT BOND: MUST BE SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO PRINCIPAL AND SURETY WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER RECORDATION OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION OR 75 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION.

90 DAY FEDERAL BOND NOTICE/NOTICE OF CLAIM: MUST BE SENT REGISTERED MAIL TO GENERAL CONTRACTOR WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM YOUR LAST LABOR OR MATERIAL DELIVERY.

FEDERAL COMPLAINT ON PAYMENT BOND: FILE IN PROPER COURT AFTER 90 DAYS FROM YOUR LAST LABOR OR MATERIALS DELIVERY.

COMPLAINT ON CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOND OR DEPOSIT: FILE IN PROPER COURT WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF LICENSE PERIOD.