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CIV § 8124
Where this section sits in the code
- Civil Code - CIV
- DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]
- PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]
- TITLE 1. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY [8000. - 8154.]
- CHAPTER 3. Waiver and Release [8120. - 8138.]
A claimant’s waiver and release does not release the owner, construction lender, or surety on a payment bond from a lien or claim unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The waiver and release is in substantially the form provided in this article and is signed by the claimant.
(b) If the release is a conditional release, there is evidence of payment to the claimant. Evidence of payment may be either of the following:
(1) The claimant’s endorsement on a single or joint payee check that has been paid by the financial institution on which it was drawn.
(2) Written acknowledgment of payment by the claimant.
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