CALIFORNIA LAW FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ Should you take your time and double check everything before
leaving a quote or just get it done quickly?
Answer: Take your time and be critical, ensure you understand all
aspects of the plan, walk the job and double check the bid estimate.
◉ An agreement with specific terms between two or more people
for performance and compensation.
Answer: Contract
◉ A contract is not enforceable unless it has ___ signatures?
Answer: 2. The customer and the contractor.
◉ What is the standard contract used by customers and contractors?
Answer: Home Improvement Contract. It establishes and agreement
between the customer and the contractor for the work being done.
◉ What is the required down payment for a contract?
Answer: 10% or $1000. Whichever is less.
,◉ Time given to the customer to cancel the contract?
Answer: midnight of the 3rd business day.
◉ Time given to the contractor to return all money given by the
customer back to him/her.
Answer: 10 days, beginning on the day he or she cancels the
contract.
◉ days given to the customer to make all materials left on the
property available for pick up.
Answer: 20 days
◉ The contractor has this many days from the declared start date, to
start the job before breaching the contract.
Answer: 20 days
◉ Contracts should always be in writing, but they must be in writing
if the job costs more than ___.
Answer: $500
◉ A lien placed upon the property that received construction. It is
filed by the contractor and is used if the contractor does not receive
payment for their work and properly filed a Preliminary Notice.
, Answer: Mechanic's Lien
◉ How is a Stop Payment Notice similar to a Mechanic's Lien?
Answer: the lien is placed on the funds and not the property. It is still
used to get payment for work the contractor did.
◉ Can you record a Mechanic's Lien and a Stop Payment Notice on
private work?
Answer: Yes
◉ Can you record a Mechanic's Lien and a Stop Payment on public
work?
Answer: No. A Mechanic's Lien is limited to private work.
◉ What must be filed to keep the right to a Mechanic's Lien? How
many days do you have to file it?
Answer: A Preliminary Notice Form must be filed within 20 days of
signing the contract. Subcontractors, suppliers and anyone else who
is going to participate in the job must also file a Preliminary Notice if
they want to keep their right.
◉ Who files the Notice of Completion? How long does that person
have?
Answer: The owner. 15 days to file it.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ Should you take your time and double check everything before
leaving a quote or just get it done quickly?
Answer: Take your time and be critical, ensure you understand all
aspects of the plan, walk the job and double check the bid estimate.
◉ An agreement with specific terms between two or more people
for performance and compensation.
Answer: Contract
◉ A contract is not enforceable unless it has ___ signatures?
Answer: 2. The customer and the contractor.
◉ What is the standard contract used by customers and contractors?
Answer: Home Improvement Contract. It establishes and agreement
between the customer and the contractor for the work being done.
◉ What is the required down payment for a contract?
Answer: 10% or $1000. Whichever is less.
,◉ Time given to the customer to cancel the contract?
Answer: midnight of the 3rd business day.
◉ Time given to the contractor to return all money given by the
customer back to him/her.
Answer: 10 days, beginning on the day he or she cancels the
contract.
◉ days given to the customer to make all materials left on the
property available for pick up.
Answer: 20 days
◉ The contractor has this many days from the declared start date, to
start the job before breaching the contract.
Answer: 20 days
◉ Contracts should always be in writing, but they must be in writing
if the job costs more than ___.
Answer: $500
◉ A lien placed upon the property that received construction. It is
filed by the contractor and is used if the contractor does not receive
payment for their work and properly filed a Preliminary Notice.
, Answer: Mechanic's Lien
◉ How is a Stop Payment Notice similar to a Mechanic's Lien?
Answer: the lien is placed on the funds and not the property. It is still
used to get payment for work the contractor did.
◉ Can you record a Mechanic's Lien and a Stop Payment Notice on
private work?
Answer: Yes
◉ Can you record a Mechanic's Lien and a Stop Payment on public
work?
Answer: No. A Mechanic's Lien is limited to private work.
◉ What must be filed to keep the right to a Mechanic's Lien? How
many days do you have to file it?
Answer: A Preliminary Notice Form must be filed within 20 days of
signing the contract. Subcontractors, suppliers and anyone else who
is going to participate in the job must also file a Preliminary Notice if
they want to keep their right.
◉ Who files the Notice of Completion? How long does that person
have?
Answer: The owner. 15 days to file it.
