A general contractor completed work on a private construction project on March 15th. Under California Civil Code Section 8412, what is the last day the contractor can record a mechanics lien?
Correct Answer
B) June 13th
Under California Civil Code Section 8412, a mechanics lien must be recorded within 90 days after completion of the work of improvement. Counting 90 days from March 15th leads to June 13th as the deadline for recording the lien.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Under California Civil Code Section 8412, a general contractor must record a mechanics lien within 90 days after completion of the work of improvement. Starting from March 15th and counting 90 days forward: March has 31 days, so 16 days remain in March (31-15=16). April has 30 days (16+30=46 days total). May has 31 days (46+31=77 days total). We need 13 more days into June (90-77=13), making June 13th the final deadline.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: September 13th
September 13th represents 180 days from March 15th, which is the deadline for subcontractors and material suppliers under Civil Code Section 8416, not the 90-day deadline that applies to general contractors under Section 8412.
Option C: June 14th
June 14th would be 91 days from March 15th, which exceeds the 90-day statutory deadline. The lien must be recorded by the 90th day, not after it, making this date one day too late.
Option D: May 14th
May 14th represents only 60 days from March 15th, which is well within the allowed timeframe but not the actual deadline. This confuses the 90-day period with a shorter timeframe that doesn't apply to mechanics liens.
Memory Technique
Remember 'General contractors get 90, subs and suppliers get 180' - GC's get half the time. Count carefully: March 15 + 90 days = June 13.
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