Free Blank California Construction Change Order (2026)
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California rules that this document follows
| Written change order required | Yes — A change-order form for changes or extra work must be incorporated into the home improvement contract and becomes part of the contract only if it is in writing and signed by the parties before any work covered by the change order begins.Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7159(c)(5), (d)(13) |
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| Signature before the changed work | Required — the order counts only if signed before the changed work beginsSource: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7159(c)(5), (d)(13) |
| Price and schedule in the order | The change in price must be stated; the effect on the schedule or completion date must be stated tooSource: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7159(c)(5), (d)(13) |
| Payment for the change | A contractor may not collect payment for work not yet completed or for materials not yet delivered, so the money for a change order is due as the changed work is performed, not when the order is signed. The down payment limit of $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less, is set by the same section.Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7159(d)(9)(C), (d)(8) |
| Licence number on the paperwork | Required on the home improvement contract, so it is printed on the change order too — Contractors State License Board (CSLB)Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7030, 7159(d)(1) |
| Lien rights for the extra work | Work added by a signed change order is lienable: it counts as labor and materials furnished for the improvement under this state's mechanics lien chapter.Source: Cal. Civ. Code §§ 8000–8848 (works of improvement) |
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