California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 6 — Works of Improvement, Title 1 — Works of Improvement Generally, Chapter 1 — General Provisions, Article 1 — Definitions, Section 8050

(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.

Notes

Defines “work of improvement” to include, without limitation, specified construction, alteration, repair, demolition, removal, additions, landscaping planting, filling, leveling, and grading. Except where this part provides otherwise, defines the term as the entire structure or improvement scheme as a whole, including site improvement.

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