Free Blank California Residential Construction Contract (Home Improvement) (2026)
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California rules that this document follows
| Contractor license | Contractors State License Board (CSLB) — A home improvement contract must state the name, business address and license number of the contractor, and every contract must carry the CSLB notice in at least 10-point type (12-point for home improvement and service and repair contracts).Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7030, 7159(d)(1) |
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| License number on the contract | Required — the contract must state itSource: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7030, 7159(d)(1) |
| Written contract required | Above $500.00 — A home improvement contract must be in writing whenever the aggregate contract price of one or more improvement contracts, including all labor, services and materials, exceeds $500.Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7159(b) |
| Down payment cap | $1,000.00 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less — The down payment on a home improvement contract may not exceed $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less, and the contract must say so in the schedule-of-payments statement.Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7159(d)(8) |
| Required notices | CONTRACTORS STATE LICENSE BOARD; DOWN PAYMENT; MECHANICS LIEN WARNING; THREE-DAY RIGHT TO CANCELSource: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7030(a); § 7159(e)(5) |
| Right to cancel | 3 business days — The owner may cancel a home improvement contract until midnight of the third business day after signing; the statutory notice and cancellation form must be part of the contract.Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7159(e)(6) |
| Lien notice in the contract | California requires the statutory mechanics lien warning inside the home improvement contract itself.Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7159(e)(4) |
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