How to record a lien on a residential property for a consultant's contract to provide business for $10,000.00.
California law provides no authority to directly lien residential property based solely upon a breach of consulting contract. You must first sue the individual who owns the property for breach of contract, and then if judgment is awarded to you, then you would record an "abstract of judgment" with the county clerk in the county where the residential property is located. The recording creates a lien on the judgment-debtor's real property. The above-described process is the only means of accomplishing your goal available under California law. If your alleged damages do not exceed $10,000, then you can sue in small claims court without a lawyer. See this link for more info. Please understand that I have no interest in providing you with anything less than a completely satisfying answer. However, if the law does not favor your unique circumstances, then the best that I can do is to explain what the law "is" and what it "is not." Please let me know if I can clarify or assist you further. NOTICE: My goal here is to entertain while educating the public about the law. I hope my answer is useful and informative to you. During our conversation, the website may ask you to rate my answer. If you rate my answer lower than the middle rating, then the website retains your entire payment, and I receive nothing. It is entirely your choice as to how you rate my answer. However, because your payment to me is in the nature of a donation/gift, rather than as compensation for any services rendered, you are entitled to know how your rating affects the final distribution of your donation. If you need to contact me again, please put my user id at the beginning of your question ("To Socrateaser"), and the system will send me an alert. Please Click the following link for IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION. Thanks and best wishes!