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Contractors cannot ask for a deposit of more than 10 percent of the total cost of the job or $1,000, whichever is less. * (This applies to any home improvement project, including swimming pools.) Stick to your schedule of payments and don't let payments get ahead of the completed work.

If a direct contractor is not paid the amount due pursuant to a written contract within 35 days after the date payment is due under the contract, and there is no dispute as to the satisfactory performance of the contractor, the contractor may give the owner a stop work notice.

Civil Code § 3260.1. Except as otherwise agreed in writing, the owner shall pay to the contractor, within 30 days following receipt of a demand for payment in ance with the contract, any progress payment due thereunder as to which there is no good faith dispute between the parties.

CSLB addresses violations of California Contractors License Law, whether the contractor is licensed or unlicensed, for up to four years from the date of the act.

You may have heard of the term RMO ? this stands for Responsible Managing Officer, a qualified individual who can sponsor your own company for a new contractors license. If you have a trusted family/friend who is a licensed CA contractor, they can be your RMO.

Violating Statute § 7108.5 constitutes a cause for disciplinary action. A contractor who has been paid for a project and refuses to pay a subcontractor shall as a penalty, pay 2 percent of the amount due per month every month that the payment is not made.