An owner records a valid Notice of Completion 12 days after actual completion of the work under Civil Code §8182. What is the effect on the time direct contractors have to record a mechanics lien?

Explanation

Civil Code §8182 lets an owner record a notice of completion on or within 15 days after completion, so a notice recorded on day 12 is valid - as the stem says it is. What it does is set by §8412: a direct contractor must record its lien before the EARLIER of 90 days after completion or 60 days after the owner records the notice, so once the notice is on record the 60-day clock governs, because it runs out first. The 90-day period is real but measured from completion, not from the recording. The 30-day window is real too, but §8414 gives it to claimants other than the direct contractor - subcontractors and suppliers. And a notice of completion shortens a deadline; it never extinguishes the lien right.