{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8700","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8700","heading":"","body":"(a) This chapter applies if any of the following conditions is satisfied:\n(1) The owner of the fee interest in property contracts for a work of improvement on the property with a contract price greater than five million dollars ($5,000,000).\n(2) The owner of a less than fee interest in property, including a leasehold interest, contracts for a work of improvement on the property with a contract price greater than one million dollars ($1,000,000).\n(b) For the purpose of this section:\n(1) The owner of the fee interest in property is not deemed to be the owner of a less than fee interest by reason of a mortgage, deed of trust, ground lease, or other lien or encumbrance or right of occupancy that encumbers the fee interest.\n(2) A lessee of real property is deemed to be the owner of a fee interest in the real property if all of the following conditions are satisfied:\n(A) The initial term of the lease is at least 35 years.\n(B) The lease covers one or more lawful parcels under the Subdivision Map Act, Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code, and any applicable local ordinance adopted under that act, in their entirety, including, but not limited to, a parcel approved pursuant to a certificate of compliance proceeding.","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 7. Security for Large Project [8700. - 8730.]","ARTICLE 1. Application of Chapter [8700. - 8704.]"],"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":"82309b9c2f1e392aa184e083ed864bf3e6f63d2a45542076f0b21c754a0a1d48","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8614","next":"us-ca/civ-8702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}