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Contract Compliance

Your business builds California. Our business protects yours.

California Has the Harshest Construction Contract Laws in the Country — They Are All Encompassing.

Mandatory Compliance

Residential jobs over $500 are at risk.

California’s home improvement contract laws aren’t guidelines. They are mandatory, non-negotiable legal requirements with exact wording, exact formatting, and exact disclosures that must appear in your contract for every residential job over $500.

Under B&P Code §7151, this applies to all trades — GCs, electricians, plumbers, roofers, HVAC, painters, landscapers, and more. If you work on homes in California, your contract must strictly adhere to wording, formatting, and disclosure rules.

Noncompliance Consequences Are Brutal: Fines, Nonpayment, Even License Revocation.

Severe Penalties

Avoid CSLB Fines and License Revocation.

Here’s what California law allows the CSLB and courts to do to you when your contract is not fully compliant:

• $5,000–$15,000 CSLB fines per violation: Yes — per violation. A single contract may have 8, 10, or even 20 separate issues.
• License discipline: suspension or revocation.
• Unenforceable contracts: homeowners can refuse to pay, and courts may order you to refund all money collected, even after completing the work.
• Insurance complications: carriers can deny coverage if your agreement violates statutory requirements.

DraftCo Fixes the Problem Completely — For a Fraction of What Non-Compliance Would Cost.

Guaranteed Protection

Attorney-Crafted, Fully Compliant Contracts.

Instead of risking CSLB violations, lawsuits, nonpayment, or contract invalidation, DraftCo gives you a fully compliant, attorney-crafted, personalized construction contract that protects you. We provide:

  • Complete §7159 compliance
  • Mandatory disclosures (correct language, correct font size, correct placement)
  • Proper deposit and payment schedule language
  • Legally enforceable change order procedures
  • Mechanic’s lien warning (statutory wording)
  • Cancellation rights disclosures
  • Warranty and dispute resolution terms

Our Story

Your business builds California. Our business protects yours.

Your business builds California. Our business protects yours.

DraftCo was founded with one mission: to protect contractors, builders, and property professionals with the same level of legal precision trusted by America’s largest developers. Our attorneys are not generalists — but are comprised of attorneys who are experienced in the full legal lifecycle of construction, giving contractors a true partner who understands their world from start to finish.

Our team is composed of seasoned construction and real estate attorneys who have built their careers inside California’s most complex projects and toughest disputes. We’ve guided clients through every stage of the chain —

  • company formation,
  • CSLB compliance,
  • contract drafting,
  • dispute avoidance,
  • pre-litigation strategy,
  • every stage of litigation,
  • full trial,
  • judgment enforcement,
  • and finally post-trial collection.

This is what sets DraftCo apart:

We don’t simply “write contracts.” We engineer them based on the experience of trial attorneys who have:

  • drafted multi-factored contracts for $100,000,000.00 construction projects,
  • litigated these contracts in bet-the-company disputes,
  • fought over their language in court,
  • defended contractors facing CSLB accusations and revocation threats,
  • protected licensing during high-stakes disputes,
  • recovered tens of millions of dollars for clients in complex construction and commercial trials, and
  • enforced those judgments against billion-dollar assets.

Because we’ve handled everything from everyday residential disputes to nine- and ten-figure commercial developments, we know exactly what contract language holds up — and what collapses under pressure.

Our attorneys have represented:

  • Owners
  • The country’s largest developers
  • General contractors
  • Subcontractors across every trade
  • Commercial property groups
  • Corporations and franchises
  • Multi-state construction portfolios

DraftCo is built from that experience. A legal protection platform designed by attorneys who understand the entire life of a construction project — not just the paperwork at the beginning.

That’s what makes DraftCo the legal backbone behind California’s builders.