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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8122
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8122
An owner, direct contractor, or subcontractor may not, by contract or otherwise, waive, affect, or impair any other claimant’s rights under this part, whether with or without notice, and any term of a contract that purports to do so is void and unenforceable unless and until the
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8124
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8124
A claimant’s waiver and release does not release the owner, construction lender, or surety on a payment bond from a lien or claim unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The waiver and release is in substantially the form provided in this article and is signed
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8126
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8126
An oral or written statement purporting to waive, release, impair or otherwise adversely affect a lien or claim is void and unenforceable and does not create an estoppel or impairment of the lien or claim unless either of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) The statement i
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8128
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8128
(a) A claimant may reduce the amount of, or release in its entirety, a stop payment notice. The reduction or release shall be in writing and may be given in a form other than a waiver and release form provided in this article. (b) The writing shall identify whether it is a reduct
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 813
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 813
The holder of record title to land may record in the office of the recorder of any county in which any part of the land is situated, a description of said land and a notice reading substantially as follows: “The right of the public or any person to make any use whatsoever of the
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8130
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8130
This article does not affect the enforceability of either an accord and satisfaction concerning a good faith dispute or an agreement made in settlement of an action pending in court if the accord and satisfaction or agreement and settlement make specific reference to the lien or
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8132
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8132
If a claimant is required to execute a waiver and release in exchange for, or in order to induce payment of, a progress payment and the claimant is not, in fact, paid in exchange for the waiver and release or a single payee check or joint payee check is given in exchange for the
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8134
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8134
If the claimant is required to execute a waiver and release in exchange for, or in order to induce payment of, a progress payment and the claimant asserts in the waiver that the claimant has, in fact, been paid the progress payment, the waiver and release shall be null, void, and
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8136
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8136
If the claimant is required to execute a waiver and release in exchange for, or in order to induce payment of, a final payment and the claimant is not, in fact, paid in exchange for the waiver and release or a single payee check or joint payee check is given in exchange for the w
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8138
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8138
If the claimant is required to execute a waiver and release in exchange for, or in order to induce payment of, a final payment and the claimant asserts in the waiver that the claimant has, in fact, been paid the final payment, the waiver and release shall be null, void, and unenf
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815
The Legislature finds and declares that the preservation of land in its natural, scenic, agricultural, historical, forested, or open-space condition is among the most important environmental assets of California. The Legislature further finds and declares it to be the public poli
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.1
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.1
For the purposes of this chapter, “conservation easement” means any limitation in a deed, will, or other instrument in the form of an easement, restriction, covenant, or condition, which is or has been executed by or on behalf of the owner of the land subject to such easement and
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.10
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.10
A conservation easement granted pursuant to this chapter constitutes an enforceable restriction, for purposes of Section 402.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.2
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.2
(a) A conservation easement is an interest in real property voluntarily created and freely transferable in whole or in part for the purposes stated in Section 815.1 by any lawful method for the transfer of interests in real property in this state. (b) A conservation easement shal
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.3
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.3
Only the following entities or organizations may acquire and hold conservation easements: (a) A tax-exempt nonprofit organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and qualified to do business in this state which has as its primary purpose the preserv
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.4
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.4
All interests not transferred and conveyed by the instrument creating the easement shall remain in the grantor of the easement, including the right to engage in all uses of the land not affected by the easement nor prohibited by the easement or by law.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.5
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.5
Instruments creating, assigning, or otherwise transferring conservation easements shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county where the land is situated, in whole or in part, and such instruments shall be subject in all respects to the recording laws.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.7
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.7
(a) No conservation easement shall be unenforceable by reason of lack of privity of contract or lack of benefit to particular land or because not expressed in the instrument creating it as running with the land. (b) Actual or threatened injury to or impairment of a conservation e
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.9
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 815.9
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair or conflict with the operation of any law or statute conferring upon any political subdivision the right or power to hold interests in land comparable to conservation easements, including, but not limited to, Chapter 12 (commen
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8150
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8150
The Bond and Undertaking Law (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 995.010) of Title 14 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure) applies to a bond given under this part, except to the extent this part prescribes a different rule or is inconsistent.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8152
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8152
None of the following releases a surety from liability on a bond given under this part: (a) A change, alteration, or modification to a contract, plan, specification, or agreement for a work of improvement or for work provided for a work of improvement. (b) A change or modificatio
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8154
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 8154
(a) A bond given under this part shall be construed most strongly against the surety and in favor of all persons for whose benefit the bond is given. (b) A surety is not released from liability to those for whose benefit the bond has been given by reason of a breach of the direct
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 816
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 816
The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate the policy and purpose of Section 815.
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 816.50
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 816.50
The Legislature finds and declares the following with regard to the development of greenways along urban waterways: (a) The restoration and preservation of land in its natural, scenic, forested, recreational, or open-space condition is among the most important environmental asset
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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 816.52
Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 816.52
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Adjacent” means within 400 yards from the property boundary of an existing urban waterway. (2) This subdivision does not create a new authority to place or extend an easement on private property that is not p