Demanding the release of a mechanic’s lien in California is the topic of this blog post.
A California
demand for release of mechanic’s lien is sent pursuant to the provisions of
Civil Code section 8102. The demand letter must be served on the party that recorded
the lien at least 10 days before any petition for release of mechanic’s lien is
filed.
The party demanding the release of the mechanic’s lien
should wait until at least 90 days have passed since the date that the mechanic’s
lien was recorded with the county recorder. The demand letter should only be sent once at least 90 days have passed since the date that the mechanic’s lien
in situations where the person or entity that recorded the lien has not filed any complaint
to foreclose on the mechanic’s lien. The
reason for waiting at least 90 days is that Civil Code § 8460(a) states that the
mechanics lien expires and is unenforceable after 90 days unless the recording
party has filed a complaint to foreclose on the mechanic’s lien.
The demand letter should list the date that the mechanic’s lien
was recorded along with the complete document number and the county where the mechanic’s
lien was recorded. It should also list the complete street address and the full
legal description of the real property including the assessor’s parcel number.
The demand should be served by personal delivery, certified
or registered mail with return receipt requested, express mail or overnight
delivery using Federal Express or other overnight delivery company pursuant to
Civil Code § 8110.
The letter should demand that the lien be released within ten
(10) calendar days from the date that the notice is served or the demanding
party will file a petition with the Court for an order releasing the mechanics
lien and ordering them to pay reasonable attorney’s fees and costs involved in
filing the petition.
I need to emphasize that if the demand letter does not
contain the required information or is not served correctly that can result in
the court denying any petition for release of the mechanic’s lien and ordering
the party that filed the petition to pay for the attorney’s fees and costs of
the prevailing party.
Attorneys or parties in California that would like to view a
sample demand letter for release of mechanic’s lien created by the author available
for free download can see below.
The author of this blog post, Stan Burman, is an entrepreneur and freelance paralegal that has worked in California and Federal litigation since 1995 and has created over 300 sample legal documents for California and Federal litigation.
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Please note that the author of this blog post, Stan Burman is NOT an attorney and as such is unable to provide any specific legal advice. The author is NOT engaged in providing any legal, financial, or other professional services, and any information contained in this blog post is NOT intended to constitute legal advice.
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