In a new case, Hub Construction Specialties, Inc. v. Esperanza Charities, Inc. (filed February 8, 2016, Second District, Div. Eight) 2016 S.O.S. 787, the Court held that under the prior mechanic's lien code (Former Civ. Code, § 3097.1, subd. (a); Stats. 2010, ch....
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New Requirement that All Contractors and Subcontractors Bidding on Public Works Projects Be Register with the Department of Industrial Relations
As a result of the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 854, significant changes were made to Cal. Labor Code §1771.1 and §1725.5. All licensed contracts who work on or intend to work on public works projects must be registered with the California Department of Industrial...
California Appellate Court Holds That A Construction Manager on a Privately Owned Project Does Not Need a Contractor’s License
By William C. Last, Jr. Attorney at Law It has always been clear that California construction managers who contract with public agencies to provide construction management services must have a valid California Contractor's License. The issue of whether or not such a...
Class A (General Engineering) licensed subcontractor deemed duly licensed even though the contract required C-12 license (Earthwork and Paving)
Any contractor seeking to assert a claim for payment in a lawsuit or arbitration must show that it was "duly licensed" to perform its work. In Pacific Caisson & Shoring Inc. v. Bernards Brothers, Inc., 198 Cal.App. 681 (2011) (published August 19, 2011) the...
California Appellate Court Holds That Contractor Must Return All Payments When Qualifier is Not Acting as a Manager
Both California statutes and appellate courts have clearly set forth that if your contractor license is not in effect at the time you perform work you are not going to recover amounts that are due from the owner. In recent decisions, the California appellate courts...
A sole proprietor contractor who uses wrong business name on contract is not barred from seeking payment under license laws
As all contractors should know, Business and Professions Code section 7031 bars unlicensed contractors from seeking payment for work they have performed. Cases interpreting this law are very strict, and courts have shown little mercy for even seemly small...
Path cleared for CSLB to issue contractor’s licenses to limited liability companies
In September 2010 the governor signed into law Senate Bill 392, which amended contractor's license law to authorize the CSLB to issue contractor's licenses to limited liability companies ("LLC"). The law took effect on January 1, 2011, and mandates that the CSLB begin...