California Statutes
§ 8544. — 8544. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20.)
California § 8544.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 4.DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title2.
Part 6.TITLE 2. PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Stop Payment Notice
Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Priorities
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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 8544. (2026).
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The rights of a claimant who gives a construction lender a stop payment notice are not affected by an assignment of construction loan funds made by the owner or direct contractor, and the stop payment notice has priority over the assignment, whether the assignment is made before or after the stop payment notice is given.
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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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