Government,
Constitutional Law
Mar. 9, 2023
Pending-license, construction company not subject to B&P Code 7031
Manela v. Stone, 66 Cal.App.5th 90 (2021), is the latest case to highlight the nuances of Business and Professions Code section 7031.
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
Add one more to the Business and Profession Code section 7031 archives. In Manela v. Stone, 66 Cal.App.5th 90 (2021), the 2nd District Court of appeal held that Section 7031 - which provides that unlicensed contractors performing work requiring a contractor's license are subject to disgorgement of all monies paid as well as precluded from bringing claims for non-payment of such work - did not apply to a contractor licensed as a sole proprie...
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