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PRELIMINARY 20-DAY NOTICE (Business Entity as Claimant) To:       [Name of Owner]       [Address of Owner] To:       [Name of Direct Contractor]       [Address of Direct Contractor] To:       [Name of Construction Lender]       [Address of Construction Lender] Name of Party Giving Notice:       Street Address:       City, State and Zip Code:       Relationship to other parties:       Statement re Nature of work provided:       Person/Party to whom work provided:       Claimant’s Demand (less credits and offsets):       Site of the Improvement: Street Address:       City, State and Zip Code:       Legal Description:       Preliminary 20-Day Notice Page 1 of 4 CA Civil Code § 8202 NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE PAID YOUR CONTRACTOR IN FULL, if the person or firm that has given you this notice is not paid in full for labor, service, equipment, or material provided or to be provided to your construction project, a lien may be placed on your property. Foreclosure of the lien may lead to loss of all or part of your property. You may wish to protect yourself against this by (1) requiring your contractor to provide a signed release by the person or firm that has given you this notice before making payment to your contractor, or (2) any other method that is appropriate under the circumstances. This notice is required by law to be served by the undersigned as a statement of your legal rights. This notice is not intended to reflect upon the financial condition of the contractor or the person employed by you on the construction project. If you record a notice of cessation or completion of your construction project, you must within 10 days after recording, send a copy of the notice of completion to your contractor and the person or firm that has given you this notice. The notice must be sent by registered or certified mail. Failure to send the notice will extend the deadline to record a claim of lien. You are not required to send the notice if you are a residential homeowner of a dwelling containing four or fewer units. [In the event of a construction lender] An estimate of the total price of the above described labor, services, equipment or materials is $       [If notice given by a subcontractor who is required to pay supplemental fringe benefits into a trust fund (see Civil Code Section 8024)] A. The following are trust funds to which supplemental fringe benefits are payable: (1)       (2)       B. Name and Address of any laborer who has not received all compensation due:                   C. Or, see attached invoice or certified payroll. DATE:       Name of Entity:       ATTESTED BY: (if required) A Corporation By:       Signature Signature of authorized signatory             Type or Print Name Type or Print Name       Its:       Position or Rank Capacity of Signatory Preliminary 20-Day Notice Page 2 of 4 CA Civil Code § 8202 PROOF OF NOTICE DECLARATION (Civil Code § 8118) I,       , declare that I have served copies of the above PRELIMINARY 20-DAY NOTICE by (check appropriate box below): a. By personally delivering copies to: Name:       Title:       At: Street Address:       City, State and Zip Code:       On:       , 20       , at       am / pm. b. By Certified, Express, or Registered Mail Service, postage prepaid addressed to: Name:       Title:       At: Street Address:       City, State and Zip Code:       On:       , 20       , at       am / pm. See attached documentation provided by the US Postal Service or express mail service showing the date of delivery and the name of the person accepting delivery; tracking record or other documentation from express carrier showing attempted delivery or delivery of the notice; or, in the event of non-delivery, the returned envelope itself. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Signed at       , California , on       , 20       . Signature       Print or Type Name ATTACH SERVICE LIST OF CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL WHEN RETURNED, OR PHOTOCOPY OF POST OFFICE RECORD OF DELIVERY OF RECEIPT. A notary public or other officer completing the certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. Preliminary 20-Day Notice Page 3 of 4 CA Civil Code § 8202 State of California County of ______________________ On ______________________ before me, ______________________ (here insert name and title of the officer), personally appeared ______________________ , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. Witness my hand and official seal. _____________________________________________ Signature (Seal) Preliminary 20-Day Notice Page 4 of 4 CA Civil Code § 8202