California
For California, preliminary notice required is conditional — not required for GC; required for subs/suppliers within 20 days of first furnishing; notice name is Preliminary 20-Day Notice; notice deadline — gc (days) is not required; notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is 20; lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 90, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- California
- Preliminary notice required
- conditional — not required for GC; required for subs/suppliers within 20 days of first furnishing our reading
- Notice name
- Preliminary 20-Day Notice
- Notice deadline — GC (days)
- not required
- Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 20 verified
- Lien recording deadline — GC (days)
- 90
- Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 90
- Enforcement deadline (days)
- 90
- Lien scope
- full price lien our reading
- Late notice consequence
- partial our reading
- Statute
- West's Civil Code §8000–9566
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Subcontractors and materialmen must serve a written preliminary notice to the owner, contractor, and construction lender within 20 days of first furnishing labor or materials. If sent late, it relates back only to 20 days before it was sent. CC §8102, §8200.
— mechanicslien.com, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- mechanicslien.comhttps://mechanicslien.com/california