Civil Code section 9356

A stop payment notice is not effective unless given before the expiration of whichever of the following time periods is applicable:

(a)

If a notice of completion, acceptance, or cessation is recorded, 30 days after that recordation.

(b)

If a notice of completion, acceptance, or cessation is not recorded, 90 days after cessation or completion.

Source: Section 9356, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=9356.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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