{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8126","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8126","heading":"","body":"An oral or written statement purporting to waive, release, impair or otherwise adversely affect a lien or claim is void and unenforceable and does not create an estoppel or impairment of the lien or claim unless either of the following conditions is satisfied:\n(a) The statement is pursuant to a waiver and release under this article.\n(b) The claimant has actually received payment in full for the claim.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ba1877d3f14b4b50cb21f022c7e0059a568000a7188ee8d831fa82ca6347b98a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8124","next":"us-ca/civ-8128"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}