Forms, Contracts, and Letters

Newly revised 2021 version Home improvement work generally requires a contract. Homeowners can quickly change their mind and the law usually favors...

Revised for 2018 lien laws and notices. Changes are a part of any home improvement job. Extra Work and Change Orders become part of the contract on...

BNI Form 101 if for use between the general contractor and owner. It contains blanks to fill in all necessary information required by law, in addit...

Every contract is different and has different requirements. You often need a continuation form to spell out all the aspects of the job in order to ...

The Construction Subcontract is used to create a contract between a general contractor and a subcontractor or a subcontractor and an owner. The pur...

The Extra Work Order is needed by either by general contractor or a subcontractor when changes are required under the original contract. When these...

The Notice to Owner Regarding the Mechanics Lien and Contractor License Law is used by prime or subcontractor, this notice MUST be given prior to s...

The Preliminary Notice is used to get payment moving on projects where payment is typically bogged down. The Preliminary Notice provides informatio...

The Stop Notice is used by subcontractors and materials suppliers to require the withholding of construction funds sufficient to meet claims agains...

The Stop Notice Bond must accompany a stop notice (Form 107) when served on a construction fund holder. Not required for Stop Notices on Public Wor...

The Legal Release of Claim of Mechanics Lien is use by a lien claimant upon satisfaction of claim, when mechanic's lien has actually been recorded....

Use this form to create a residential contract with the attachments and checklists required by law in California. The CA Residential Contracts - Re...

The Contractor's Declaration to Procure Payment is used by a general or subcontractor to list all suppliers of materials or labor. This is to assur...

BNI Form 110UP: Unconditional Waiver & Release Upon Progress Payment is a receipt for a progress payment and releases any mechanic's liens, sto...

BNI Form 110CF: Conditional Waiver Upon Final Payment releases all liens and conditions against the person owing the payment -- once the check has ...

BNI Form 110UF: Unconditional Waiver and Release Upon Final Payment is used to release the final payment for all labor, services, equipment or mate...

The Mechanic's Lien is your final "backstop" when you haven't received payment for your work. It's recorded as a claim against the property owner a...

The Extra Work Confirmation is for either by general or subcontractor to confirm in writing any oral instructions to furnish any extra work or labo...

Talk gets loose on the site. Here's a chance to put into writing and have confirmed, what you think someone told you to do. Use Conversation Confir...

Put in writing, and have confirmed, the bid that many subs hate to write down. Bid Confirmation helps you have the assurance of confirming in writi...

Design Professionals Lien is a lien notice specifically designed for certified architects, registered professional engineers, and licensed land sur...

Filing and recording a Notice of Completion on a work of improvement officially establishes an official legal date when the job is finished. Click ...

The Recording Completion or Notice of Cessation can be used for use as either a notice of recording completion or a notice of cessation of work. Th...

Form 110CP: Conditional Waiver & Release Upon Progress Payment covers a progress payment for labor, services, equipment, or materials furnished...

The California Installation Certification certifies that installation of insulation has been installed in conformance with State of California ener...

The 10-Day Stop Work Order is generally given when payment hasn't been received for goods or services rendered. Click here to see a sample of the f...

A Partial Release of Stop Notice is used when you've received a partial payment that reduces the amount of the Stop Notice. But you want to keep th...

The Declaration to Procure Payment and Release of Contract Rights is used when the company releases all contract rights and claims it has with rega...

If still haven't received payment and are going to proceed with claiming a Mechanic's Lien, this Notice of Mechanic's Lien must be served to the ow...

Stay legal while doing business in California. Download the complete set of 29 BNi forms and contracts once and use them again and again. Each form...