{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8434","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8434","heading":"","body":"A direct contractor or a subcontractor may enforce a lien only for the amount due pursuant to that contractor’s contract after deducting all lien claims of other claimants for work provided and embraced within that contract.","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 3. Amount of Lien [8430. - 8434.]"],"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":"adbe911c000b5fb257d1039dcc095dd856eea30c647bfd91fd4a1896f2bde135","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8432","next":"us-ca/civ-8440"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}