{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"8050","citation":"Civ. Code, § 8050","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6"},{"name":"TITLE 1. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY [8000. - 8154.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6/title-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [8000. - 8066.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6/title-1/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Definitions [8000. - 8050.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6/title-1/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20.   (SB 189)   Effective January 1, 2011.   Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.","effective":"2011-01-01","html":"<p>(a) “Work of improvement” includes, but is not limited to:</p><p>(1) Construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or removal, in whole or in part, of, or addition to, a building, wharf, bridge, ditch, flume, aqueduct, well, tunnel, fence, machinery, railroad, or road.</p><p>(2) Seeding, sodding, or planting of real property for landscaping purposes.</p><p>(3) Filling, leveling, or grading of real property.</p><p>(b) Except as otherwise provided in this part, “work of improvement” means the entire structure or scheme of improvement as a whole, and includes site improvement.</p>","text":"(a) “Work of improvement” includes, but is not limited to: (1) Construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or removal, in whole or in part, of, or addition to, a building, wharf, bridge, ditch, flume, aqueduct, well, tunnel, fence, machinery, railroad, or road. (2) Seeding, sodding, or planting of real property for landscaping purposes. (3) Filling, leveling, or grading of real property. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this part, “work of improvement” means the entire structure or scheme of improvement as a whole, and includes site improvement.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/definitions-8050","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}