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§ 8316. — 8316. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20.)

California § 8316.
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Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 4.DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title2.
Part 6.TITLE 2. PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT
Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Design Professionals Lien

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(a)No lien created under this chapter affects or takes priority over the interest of record of a purchaser, lessee, or encumbrancer, if the interest of the purchaser, lessee, or encumbrancer in the real property was duly recorded before recordation of the claim of lien.
(b)No lien created under this chapter affects or takes priority over an encumbrance of a construction lender that funds the loan for the work of improvement for which the design professional provided services.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.
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