Construction: Final Releases and Waiver of Lien (free forms)
If you ever do any construction in California, you are likely to get some “Preliminary 20-Day Notice“. Basically a way for contractors and their sub contractors to get money from you by pulling a lien on your property.
It can be especially surprising if you get the notice from a supplier or subcontractor that you are not even aware off. Anyway, when you get one and you have paid the contractor, make sure you have them sign a “Waiver of Lien”. I am using this form “FULL UNCONDITIONAL WAIVER“.
Once you have completed the project, I have also started to have contractors sign a “FINAL RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIEN” form. Please use these forms at your own risk - you may want to have a layer review the forms; but a bad form is still better than none at all.
Good luck, and I hope you never have to use these forms ….








