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CIV § 8812
Where this section sits in the code
- Civil Code - CIV
- DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]
- PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]
- TITLE 2. PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8160. - 8851.]
- CHAPTER 8. Prompt Payment [8800. - 8851.]
- ARTICLE 2. Retention Payment [8810. - 8822.]
(a) If an owner withholds a retention from a direct contractor, the owner shall, within 45 days after completion of the work of improvement, pay the retention to the contractor.
(b) If part of a work of improvement ultimately will become the property of a public entity, the owner may condition payment of a retention allocable to that part on acceptance of the part by the public entity.
(c) If there is a good faith dispute between the owner and direct contractor as to a retention payment due, the owner may withhold from final payment an amount not in excess of 150 percent of the disputed amount.
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