This article is the third in a series summarizing construction law developments for 2010.

A. Mechanic’s Liens

1. New Requirement for Mechanic’s Liens (AB 457)

Effective January 1, 2011, Civil Code Section 3084 is amended to require that mechanic's lien claimants must give notice of certain information included in the lien claim to the property owner and accompany the notice with a proof of service affidavit.

B. Lis Pendens

1. Forsgren Associates, Inc. v. Pacific Golf Community Development LLC, 182 Cal. App. 4th 135 (4th Dist. Feb. 2010)

A general contractor on a project involving the construction of a golf course sued the owners of adjacent property to foreclose on a mechanic's lien recorded against both the golf course property and adjacent properties. Although the parcels were owned by different legal entities, the principal owner of the golf course development was also a member of the other owner entities. Part of the golf course contained a flood control channel which benefitted not only the golf course, but the surrounding land designated for the construction of homes. The trial court ruled that the general contractor was entitled to foreclose on the liens attached to the whole of the adjacent properties.

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