{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8454","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8454","heading":"","body":"If a site improvement is provided for in a direct contract separate from the direct contract for the remainder of the work of improvement, the site improvement is deemed a separate work of improvement and commencement of the site improvement is not commencement of the remainder of the work of 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 5. Priorities [8450. - 8458.]"],"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":"78186decee9641ab9cd3919500a2af6c3484f103b81f184b14e67533bdc0af8a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8452","next":"us-ca/civ-8456"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}