Liens
California: Unconditional Waiver and Release on Final Payment
The last document you sign on a California job, and the one that ends your lien rights outright. Only after the final payment has cleared. Civ. Code 8138.
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When to use this
- •Final payment cleared and the job is closing out
- •Asked to sign a final release with extras still disputed
- •Retention released on a California job
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