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Rights Checker

Contractor Rights Checker

Nine questions about the job, the notices, and the dates. At the end you get the areas of California law that govern a situation like yours, with the sections cited so you can check them yourself. Nothing is saved, and no name or email is required.

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What brought you here today?

How to use it

What this tool does, and what it cannot do

The checker sorts your situation into the areas of California construction law that most often govern it, and points you to the statutes to read first. It runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you select is transmitted, stored, or seen by anyone at Bay Legal PC.

What it does

  • Identifies which of the four exposure areas your situation sits in
  • Names the code sections that most often control, so you can read them yourself
  • Flags the licence, timing and documentation issues that change the answer
  • Points you to the guide on this site that covers your situation in depth

What it does not do

  • It does not calculate your deadlines. Several of them run from events this page cannot see.
  • It does not evaluate the strength of a claim or a defence.
  • It does not create an attorney-client relationship, and it is not legal advice.
  • It cannot account for facts you have not been asked about.

If a deadline may be close, treat the tool as a starting point and not an answer. Response windows in construction matters run from service, not from the day you read the document, and a missed notice deadline can bar a claim outright.

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If the checker points at something time-sensitive, an attorney affiliated with Bay Legal PC, CA Bar No. 332479, can review the specifics with you.