When one co-owner asserts that they have contributed more than their fair share towards property costs, a partition action offers an opportunity to reclaim unequal payments for down payments, repairs, improvements, mortgage payments, taxes, or similar expenditures. California partition law mandates an partition accounting in all such cases and the court appointed referee will compile … Read More
A common misperception in co-ownership of real estate in California is that ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends will each get half the proceeds of sale in a partition. This myth is often repeated by exes who put in less than half the money on the property, but want half now that the romantic relationship has ended since … Read More
Co-owning a home can be a practical solution to rising housing costs, but when circumstances change and you want to sell your partial interest in the property, it raises the question: should you agree to stay on the mortgage or should you be removed from the mortgage? This decision requires careful consideration of several factors … Read More
One of the most common disputes in a partition action arise when the co-owner in sole possession has also been paying all of the expenses. That co-owner often believes that they will collect all of their expenses in an accounting in a partition action. Effectively, the issue is whether the co-owner out of possession can … Read More
Some co-owners in California wonder if there are any limitations on the time to file a partition action. For example, suppose a co-owner moved out of a property 20 years ago and never paid the taxes. Does that mean that they are no longer a co-owner? As explained below, co-owners do not lose their status … Read More
It has been well established that co-owners do not forfeit co-ownership rights if they have moved out of a jointly owned property. However, issues can still arise quickly in a partition action when a co-owner in possession (the co-owner who resides at or primarily manages a property) feels that the co-owner out of possession (the … Read More
As partition attorneys in California, property co-owners frequently ask if ownership rights can be forfeited by a co-owner moving out of (“abandoning”) the property. More specifically, co-owners want to know if they would give up their ownership rights to a co-owned property in California just by moving out. The answer is that, generally, a co-owner … Read More
California Code of Civil Procedure 872.140 is the California partition statute that allows the court to distribute the proceeds of sale in a partition in an equitable manner. The statute provides that: The court may, in all cases, order allowance, accounting, contribution, or other compensatory adjustment among the parties according to the principles of equity. … Read More
Receiving Your Equity When Forcing the Sale of a Home in California When co-owners of shared property in California cannot agree on what to do with a property, they may petition the court to force the sale of the property through a partition action. Very often, co-ownership issues go hand-in-hand with financial issues related to … Read More
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Offices Throughout California
Los Angeles Partition Attorneys
10880 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1101
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 496-3300
Orange County Partition Attorneys
4000 MacArthur Blvd Ste 655
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 888-8800
San Jose Partition Attorneys
99 S. Almaden Blvd Suite 600
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408) 777-6800
San Diego Partition Attorneys
11622 El Camino Real Ste 100
San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: (858) 800-3300
San Francisco Partition Attorneys
50 California St, Ste 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 966-3300
Riverside Partition Attorneys
3610 Central Ave, Ste 400
Riverside, CA 92506
Phone: (951) 888-3300
Sacramento Partition Attorneys
500 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 668-3300
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