Cal. Codes » Civil Code / DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS / PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT / TITLE 2. PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT / CHAPTER 1. General Provisions / ARTICLE 3. Completion
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Cal. Civil Code § 8180 (2026)

Completion

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(a)For the purpose of this title, completion of a work of improvement occurs upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(1)Actual completion of the work of improvement.

(2)Occupation or use by the owner accompanied by cessation of labor.

(3)Cessation of labor for a continuous period of 60 days.

(4)Recordation of a notice of cessation after cessation of labor for a continuous period of 30 days.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a work of improvement is subject to acceptance by a public entity, completion occurs on acceptance.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2014 · leading case: Cavu/Rock Props. Proj. I, LLC v. Gold Star Constr., Inc. (In re Cavu/Rock Props. Proj. I, LLC), 516 B.R. 414 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2014).
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Cavu/Rock Props. Proj. I, LLC v. Gold Star Constr., Inc. (In re Cavu/Rock Props. Proj. I, LLC), 516 B.R. 414 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2014). · cites it 2× “697 J 16 (SB 189), effective January 1, 2011, operative July 1, 2012, now Cal. Civ. Code § 8180 ). Completion of the work of improvement marks the last date on which *421 a mechanic can record his lien, but it has no bearing on when a mechanic can first record his lien.”
Golden State v. E. Mun. Water Dist., No. E054618 (Cal. Ct. App. July 23, 2014). “) Where no notice of completion is filed, the cessation of labor for more than 30 days triggers the 6 Currently, Civil Code section 8180 defines when a work of improvement is completed.”
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