{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8520","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8520","heading":"","body":"(a) A person that has a lien right under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400), other than a direct contractor, may give the owner a stop payment notice.\n(b) The owner may give notice, in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1, demanding that a person that has a lien right under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400) give the owner a stop payment notice. If the person fails to give the owner a bonded or unbonded stop payment notice, the person forfeits the right to a lien under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400).","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 5. Stop Payment Notice [8500. - 8560.]","ARTICLE 2. Stop Payment Notice to Owner [8520. - 8522.]"],"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":"e060b6b9839f64f4a1f69e2e522ad2725f66738c1ba642a9e891f341ecf07d7b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8510","next":"us-ca/civ-8522"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}