-- Last revised 1/14/13 --
Mechanics Lien Law - Study H-820
In 2008, the Commission recommended a general recodification of the mechanics lien law with the
objective of modernizing, simplifying, and clarifying the law, and making it more user friendly, efficient, and effective
for all stakeholders. That recommendation has been enacted. See
2010 Cal. Stat. ch. 697 (SB 189 (Lowenthal)).
Some further statutory clean-up was recommended to address chaptering out problems and various other
matters relating to the recodification legislation. The Commission approved a final recommendation on the clean-up
matters, which was enacted into law. See
2011 Cal. Stat. ch. 44.
In an earlier phase of this study, the Commission made a recommendation to address the double
liability problem in home improvement contracts. That recommendation was not enacted into law.
If you have questions or comments on this study, send email to
Steve Cohen at scohen@clrc.ca.gov.
Related Material
- Legislation
- Final Recommendation
- Tentative Recommendation
- Commission Decisions (Meeting Minutes)
- Staff Memoranda
- Background Study
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Legislation
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2011: Senate Bill 190 (Lowenthal) [Mechanics Lien Law: Clean-Up Legislation]
Enacted. 2011 Cal. Stat. ch. 44 -
2009: Senate Bill 189 (Lowenthal) [Mechanics Lien Law]
Enacted. 2010 Cal. Stat. ch. 697 -
2008: Senate Bill 1691 (Lowenthal) [Mechanics Lien Law]
[Not Enacted] -
2002: Assembly Bill 568 (Dutra) [Mechanics' Liens]
[Not Enacted]
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Final Recommendation
- Recommendation -- Mechanics Lien Law: Clean-Up Legislation - (February 2011)
- Recommendation -- Mechanics Lien Law (February 2008)
- Recommendation -- The Double Liability Problem in Home Improvement Contracts (2/11/2002)
- Report -- Mechanic's Lien Law Reform (2/11/2002)
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Tentative Recommendations and Other Requests for Comment
- Tentative Rec. -- Mechanics Lien Law: Clean-Up Legislation (December 2010) -- Comments Due: 1/24/2011
- Tentative Rec. -- Mechanics Lien Law (June 2006) -- Comments Due: 9/30/2006
- Discussion Draft -- Consumer Protection Options Under Home Improvement Contracts (December 2001)
- Tentative Rec. -- The Double Payment Problem in Home Improvement Contracts (September 2001)
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Meeting Minutes
- February 10, 2011 Meeting in Sacramento
- December 15-16, 2010 Meeting in Burbank
- October 22, 2009 Meeting in Sacramento
- February 14, 2008 Meeting in Sacramento
- January 17, 2008 Meeting in Sacramento
- December 13-14, 2007 Meeting in Burbank
- October 26, 2007 Meeting in Burbank
- August 24, 2007 Meeting in Burbank
- June 28, 2007 Meeting in Sacramento
- April 26, 2007 Meeting in Sacramento
- March 1, 2007 Meeting in Sacramento
- January 25, 2007 Meeting in Sacramento
- December 8, 2006 Meeting in Burbank
- October 27, 2006 Meeting in Burbank
- June 22-23, 2006 Meeting in Sacramento
- February 23, 2006 Meeting in Sacramento
- November 18, 2005 Meeting in Oakland
- September 30, 2005 Meeting in Burbank
- July 14, 2005 Meeting in Sacramento
- May 12, 2005 Meeting in Sacramento
- March 17-18, 2005 Meeting in Sacramento
- January 21, 2005 Meeting in Sacramento
- November 19, 2004 Meeting in Burbank
- February 6, 2004 Meeting in Sacramento
- March 7, 2003 Meeting in Sacramento
- February 11, 2002 Meeting in San Diego
- November 30, 2001 Meeting in Los Angeles
- November 15-16, 2001 Meeting in Los Angeles
- September 20-21, 2001 Meeting in San Francisco
- June 29, 2001 Meeting in Sacramento
- May 18, 2001 Meeting in San Diego
- February 1-2, 2001 Meeting in Sacramento
- December 14-15, 2000 Meeting in Los Angeles
- October 5-6, 2000 Meeting in San Francisco
- July 20-21, 2000 Meeting in San Diego
- June 22-23, 2000 Meeting in Sacramento
- April 13, 2000 Meeting in Sacramento
- February 10-11, 2000 Meeting in Sacramento
- November 30, 1999 Meeting in Sacramento
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Staff Memoranda
- Memo 2011-4 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Clean-Up Legislation (Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (02/04/2011)
- Memo 2010-53, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Clean-Up Legislation (Draft Tentative Recommendation) (12/15/2010)
- Memo 2010-53 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Clean-Up Legislation (Draft Tentative Recommendation) (12/07/2010)
- Memo 2010-41 -- Legislative Program: Status of SB 189 (Lowenthal) (10/05/2010)
- Memo 2010-32, Supp. 1 -- Legislative Program: Status of SB 189 (Lowenthal) (08/19/2010)
- Memo 2010-32 -- Legislative Program: Status of SB 189 (Lowenthal) (08/13/2010)
- Memo 2010-23 -- 2010 Legislative Program: Status of SB 189 (Lowenthal) (06/09/2010)
- Memo 2010-15 -- 2010 Legislative Program: Status of SB 189 (Lowenthal) (04/08/2010)
- Memo 2009-48 -- Status of Bills (SB 189 (Lowenthal)) (12/10/2009)
- Memo 2009-45, Supp. 1 -- Report on SB 189 (Lowenthal) (10/22/2009)
- Memo 2009-45 -- Report on SB 189 (Lowenthal) (10/13/2009)
- Memo 2008-44 -- 2008 Legislative Program: Final Report (10/15/2008)
- Memo 2008-12, Supp. 2 -- 2008 Legislative Program: Status of Bills (06/02/2008)
- Memo 2008-11 -- 2008 Legislative Program: Status of Bills (04/07/2008)
- Memo 2008-9, Supp. 3 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Discussion of Issues (02/14/2008)
- Memo 2008-9, Supp. 2 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Discussion of Issues (02/06/2008)
- Memo 2008-9, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Discussion of Issues (02/04/2008)
- Memo 2008-9 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Discussion of Issues (2/1/2008)
- Memo 2008-4, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Preliminary Part of Recommendation (01/17/2008)
- Memo 2008-4 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Preliminary Part of Recommendation (01/11/2008)
- Memo 2007-57, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Deferred Issues (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (12/10/2007)
- Memo 2007-58 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Draft of Recommendation) (12/10/2007)
- Memo 2007-57 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Deferred Issues (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (11/29/2007)
- Memo 2007-45, Supp. 4 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Public Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (10/24/2007)
- Memo 2007-45, Supp. 3 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Public Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comment on Tentative Recommendation) (10/18/2007)
- Memo 2007-45, Supp. 2 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Public Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comment on Tentative Recommendation) (10/16/2007)
- Memo 2007-45, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Public Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (10/4/2007)
- Memo 2007-45 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Public Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (9/24/2007)
- Memo 2007-34, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Public Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (8/17/2007)
- Memo 2007-34 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) [Note: This memo discusses public work; the title contains an inadvertent error.] (8/13/2007)
- Memo 2007-25 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Public Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (6/12/2007)
- Memo 2007-11, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (4/24/07)
- Memo 2007-11 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (4/13/2007)
- Memo 2007-8, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (2/27/07)
- Memo 2007-08 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (2/16/2007)
- Memo 2006-48, Supp. 4 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (1/25/2007)
- Memo 2006-48, Supp. 3 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (1/12/2007)
- Memo 2006-48, Supp. 2 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (12/8/2006)
- Memo 2006-48, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (12/4/2006)
- Memo 2006-48 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Private Work of Improvement (Analysis of Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (11/29/2006)
- Memo 2006-43, Supp. 2 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Analysis of Comments: Private Work of Improvement) (10/27/2006)
- Memo 2006-43, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Analysis of Comments: Private Work of Improvement) (10/23/2006)
- Memo 2006-43 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Analysis of Comments: Private Work of Improvement) (10/19/2006)
- Memo 2006-39 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (10/11/2006)
- Memo 2006-26 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Conforming Revisions) (6/8/2006)
- Memo 2006-20 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Draft of Tentative Recommendation) (5/31/2006)
- Memo 2006-3 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Discussion of Issues) (1/12/2006)
- Memo 2005-43, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Material Received at Meeting) (11/18/2005)
- Memo 2005-43 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Public Work Remedies (10/31/2005)
- Memo 2005-31 & 38, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Material Received at Meeting) (9/30/2005)
- Memo 2005-38 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Invalid Lien (9/7/2005)
- Memo 2005-31 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Notice to Withhold Funds (9/6/2005)
- Memo 2005-24, Supp. 2 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Material Received at Meeting) (7/14/2005)
- Memo 2005-24, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Discussion of Issues) (7/8/2005)
- Memo 2005-24 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Discussion of Issues) (6/23/2005)
- Memo 2005-19, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Cancellation of Invalid Lien (5/6/2005)
- Memo 2005-19 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Discussion of Issues) (4/29/2005)
- Memo 2005-12 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Discussion of Issues) (2/25/2005)
- Memo 2005-4, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Material Received at Meeting) (2/4/2005)
- Memo 2005-4 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Discussion of Issues (1/7/2005)
- Memo 2004-31, Supp. 2 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Material Received at Meeting) (11/19/2004)
- Memo 2004-31, Supp. 1 -- Mechanics Lien Law: Comments of Sam Abdulaziz (11/15/2004)
- Memo 2004-31 -- Mechanics Lien Law (Discussion of Issues) (10/28/2004)
- Memo 2004-4 -- Mechanics Lien Law: General Revision (Reactivation of Study) (1/6/2004)
- Memo 2002-7, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment Issue (Comments on Discussion Draft) (1/30/2002)
- Memo 2002-8 -- Mechanic's Liens: Report to Legislature (Staff Draft) (1/15/2002)
- Memo 2002-7 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment Issue (Comments on Discussion Draft) (1/14/2002)
- Memo 2001-99, Supp. 2 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment (Additional Commentary) (11/29/2001)
- Memo 2001-99, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment (CSLB Bond Report) (11/26/2001)
- Memo 2001-99 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment (Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (11/21/2001)
- Memo 2001-92, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: General Revision (Abdulaziz Comments) (11/13/2001)
- Memo 2001-92 -- Mechanic's Liens: General Revision (11/7/2001)
- Memo 2001-70, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment Issue (Commentary) (9/19/2001)
- Memo 2001-71 -- Mechanic's Liens: General Revision (9/17/2001)
- Memo 2001-70 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment Issue (Draft Tentative Recommendation) (9/11/2001)
- Memo 2001-52, Supp. 2 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment Issue (Commentary) (6/28/2001)
- Memo 2001-52, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment Issue (Commentary) (6/26/2001)
- Memo 2001-53, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: General Statutory Revision (Commentary) (6/26/2001)
- Memo 2001-53 -- Mechanic's Liens: General Statutory Revision (6/21/2001)
- Memo 2001-52 -- Mechanic's Liens: Double Payment Issue (6/19/2001)
- Memo 2001-41, Supp. 2 -- Mechanic's Liens: General Revision (Comments of Sam Abdulaziz & James Acret) (5/16/2001)
- Memo 2001-41, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: General Revision (Comments of Gordon Hunt) (5/11/2001)
- Memo 2001-41 -- Mechanic's Liens: General Revision (5/10/2001)
- Memo 2001-18, Supp. 2 -- Mechanic's Liens (Comment Letters) (1/30/2001)
- Memo 2001-18 -- Mechanic's Liens: Overview of Reform Proposals (1/24/2001)
- Memo 2001-18, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: Homeowner Relief Recovery Fund (1/24/2001)
- Memo 2000-78, Supp. 5 -- Mechanic's Liens (More Comment Letters) (12/14/2000)
- Memo 2000-78, Supp. 4 -- Mechanic's Liens (More Comment Letters) (12/13/2000)
- Memo 2000-78, Supp. 2 -- Mechanic's Liens (Homeowner's Recovery Fund) (12/8/2000)
- Memo 2000-78, Supp. 3 -- Mechanic's Liens: Homeowner's Relief Recovery Act (New Draft) (12/8/2000)
- Memo 2000-78 -- Mechanic's Liens: Reform Proposals (12/6/2000)
- Memo 2000-78, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens (General Comment Letters) (12/6/2000)
- Memo 2000-63, Supp. 2 -- Mechanic's Liens (Additional Commentary) (10/3/2000)
- Memo 2000-63, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens (Commentary from Consultants) (10/2/2000)
- Memo 2000-63 -- Mechanic's Liens: Home Improvement Payment Bond (9/29/2000)
- Memo 2000-47, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens (Additional Comments) (7/18/2000)
- Memo 2000-47 -- Mechanic's Liens: Full Pay and Direct Pay Drafts (7/14/2000)
- Memo 2000-37, Supp. 2 -- Mechanic's Liens (Materials Submitted at June 2000 Meeting) (6/22/2000)
- Memo 2000-37, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens (Letters) (6/16/2000)
- Memo 2000-36, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: Constitutional Issues (Abdulaziz Letter) (6/15/2000)
- Memo 2000-37 -- Mechanic's Liens: Draft Proposals (6/13/2000)
- Memo 2000-36 -- Mechanic's Liens: Constitutional Issues (6/2/2000)
- Memo 2000-26, Supp. 2 -- Mechanic's Liens (Materials Submitted at April 2000 Meeting) (4/13/2000)
- Memo 2000-26, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens (Comments of Gordon Hunt) (4/10/2000)
- Memo 2000-26 -- Mechanic's Liens: Issues and Other Approaches (4/4/2000)
- Memo 2000-9, Supp. 2 -- Mechanic's Liens (Materials Submitted at February 2000 Meeting) (2/11/2000)
- Memo 2000-9 -- Mechanic's Liens (1/31/2000)
- Memo 2000-9, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: Update on HIPP Project (1/31/2000)
- Memo 99-85, Supp. 1 -- Mechanic's Liens: Commencement of Study (Additional Material) (11/29/99)
- Memo 99-85 -- Mechanic's Liens: Commencement of Study (11/16/99)
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Background Study
- Background Study -- Report to Law Revision Commission Regarding Recommendations for Changes to the Mechanic's Lien Law [Part 2]; Gordon Hunt (March 2000)
- Background Study -- Report to Law Revision Commission Regarding Recommendations for Changes to the Mechanic's Lien Law [Part 1]; Gordon Hunt (November 1999)
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