In California, what is the legal cap on the down payment a contractor can collect for a home improvement job?

As an electrical contractor in California, if you sign a $15,000 contract for a residential rewiring project, you are legally permitted to collect a down payment of $1,500.

You are a California electrical contractor preparing several residential service contracts. Based on state laws regarding home improvement down payment caps, match each contract's total price with the maximum down payment you are legally permitted to collect.

As an electrical contractor operating in California, you are auditing a draft contract to ensure the required down payment complies with state law. Order the analytical steps you must take to evaluate whether the proposed down payment is legally permissible.

You are auditing a proposed California home improvement contract for an $8,500 residential panel upgrade. The project manager submitted the draft with a $1,000 down payment, assuming the state's absolute maximum always applies. You evaluate the agreement and determine the down payment clause is legally non-compliant. To approve the contract, you must cap the down payment at exactly $____.

You are a new California electrical contractor building an internal billing procedures manual for your office administrator. You need to write a single, clear down-payment rule that your administrator can apply to any residential home improvement contract, regardless of the dollar amount, to guarantee legal compliance every time. Which of the following policy statements should you include in the manual?