{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8404","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8404","heading":"","body":"Work is authorized for a work of improvement or for a site improvement in any of the following circumstances:\n(a) It is provided at the request of or agreed to by the owner.\n(b) It is provided or authorized by a direct contractor, subcontractor, architect, project manager, or other person having charge of all or part of the work of improvement or site improvement.","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 4. Mechanics Lien [8400. - 8494.]","ARTICLE 1. Who is Entitled to Lien [8400. - 8404.]"],"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":"1b6905faf56e81140cd7c30ef8db4e9bdf9e5ff3ce215663cdf441d77ff65832","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8402","next":"us-ca/civ-8410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}