Insurance & LiensQuestion 1568 of 1605
A supplier first delivered materials on Day 1 but did not serve its preliminary notice until Day 40. Under the notice rules, the supplier may claim a lien/stop-notice for materials furnished:
a.Only for materials delivered after Day 60
b.For nothing at all
c.For the entire delivery history from Day 1
d.Within the 20 days before service (from about Day 20) and thereafter, but not for the earliest deliveries
Explanation
Civil Code §8204 limits a late preliminary notice's reach to work furnished within 20 days before the notice was served, plus everything after. Deliveries made more than 20 days before service (the earliest ones) fall outside the protected window.
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