{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8186","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8186","heading":"","body":"If a work of improvement is made pursuant to two or more direct contracts, each covering a portion of the work of improvement:\n(a) The owner may record a notice of completion of a direct contract for a portion of the work of improvement. On recordation of the notice of completion, for the purpose of Sections 8412 and 8414, a direct contractor is deemed to have completed the contract for which the notice of completion is recorded and a claimant other than a direct contractor is deemed to have ceased providing work.\n(b) If the owner does not record a notice of completion under this section, the period for recording a claim of lien is that provided in Sections 8412 and 8414.","path":["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 1. General Provisions [8160. - 8190.]","ARTICLE 3. Completion [8180. - 8190.]"],"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":"5f2ef41ece0e276aaa5d56567db642e6401238f949318710464f1ea48f24218a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8184","next":"us-ca/civ-8188"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}