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In California, a general contractor must file a payment bond on all public works projects over $25,000.  Payment bonds are a form of guarantee ensuring that a subcontractor or supplier will be reimbursed for costs incurred...

Generally, once a mechanics lien is recorded, a lien claimant must file an action to foreclose on the lien within 90 days of the recording date.  If a claimant fails to file an action within that time period, his or her lien...

Under California law, contractors and materialmen may record a mechanics’ lien against real property when improvements are made “at the instance” of the owner or his agent.  But what happens if the improvements are...

Over the past few months, proof of service affidavits have come across my desk bearing signatures that were obviously the product of a rubber stamp. In fact, one “signature” was stamped in block letters. Clearly, the...