Partition Defendants Alleging that their Co-Owner is Only a Co-Borrower Have an Uphill Legal Battle Partition actions sometimes involve disputes over the ownership of the property. This is important due to the requirement that an interlocutory judgment of partition find “the interests of the parties in the property….” Code Civ. Proc. § 872.720(a). This refers … Read More
Quiet title within the context of a partition action in California A partition action is a court-ordered equitable division of property which brings an end to real estate co-ownership disputes by forcing the sale of jointly owned property. Most properties have clear title, meaning that it is clear who the owners of the property are. … Read More
California Code of Civil Procedure 872.510 is the California partition statute that explains who should be joined as a defendant in a partition action. The statute provides that: The plaintiff shall join as defendants in the action all persons having or claiming interests of record or actually known to the plaintiff or reasonably apparent from … Read More
California Code of Civil Procedure 872.540 is the California partition statute that determines that lessees who use the property, but are not owners, should not be joined in the partition action. The statute provides that: Where property is subject to a lease, community lease, unit agreement, or other pooling arrangement with respect to oil or … Read More
California Code of Civil Procedure 872.640 is the California partition statute that describes what courts will do in the event that multiple parties are unknown. The statute provides that: Where two or more parties are unknown, the court may consider their interests together in the action and not as between each other. California Code of … Read More
California Code of Civil Procedure 873.240 is the California partition statute that describes how property will be physically divided in a partition lawsuit. The statute provides that: Where real property consists of more than one distinct lot or parcel, the property shall be divided by such lots or parcels without other internal division to the … Read More
California Code of Civil Procedure 874.321 is the California partition statute that describes what details of the sale of the property are required to be submitted to the court under the California Partition of Real Property Act. The statute provides that: (a) A broker appointed to offer property for open-market sale shall file a report with the … Read More
California Code of Civil Procedure 874.314 is the California partition statute that explains partition alternatives under the California Partition of Real Property Act. The statute provides that: (a) This act does not limit or affect the method by which service of a complaint in a partition action may be made. (b) If the plaintiff in … Read More
California Code of Civil Procedure 874.318 is the California partition statute that explains partition alternatives under the California Partition of Real Property Act. The statute provides that: (a) If all the interests of all cotenants that requested partition by sale are not purchased by other cotenants pursuant to Section 874.317, or if after conclusion of the … Read More
California Code of Civil Procedure 874.320 the California partition statute that explains the details of how a court will sell a property under the California Partition of Real Property Act. The statute states the following: (a) If the court orders a sale of property, the sale shall be an open-market sale unless the court finds that a … Read More
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