how long do we have to file a lien after the final inspection
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Dec 2, 2019
The timing does not run from "final inspection" --- it runs from "completion" of the work (i.e., 90 days from completion). It can be shortened by a Notice of Completion to 30 days from recordation of such a notice.
Assuming a Private Work of Improvement, Civil Code section 8180 dictates that “completion” is deemed to occur on the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) Actual completion of the work of improvement;
(2) Occupation or use by the owner accompanied by a cessation of labor;
(3) Cessation of labor for a continuous period of 60 days; or
(4) Recordation of notice of a cessation after cessation of labor for a continuous period of 30 days.
--CN