A claim on a private-project payment bond generally requires the claimant to have:
Explanation
Under Civil Code §8600 et seq. the right to recover on a private-work payment bond tracks the notice conditions for a mechanics lien, so a claimant who had to give a preliminary notice must have given it — laborers and others excused from notice are excused here too. (a) imports the §8532 bond that accompanies a stop payment notice to a lender. (c) treats the remedies as sequential when they are alternative; a claimant may go against the bond without ever recording. (d) would make the bond useless, since its value is being payable without first litigating to judgment.
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