Title CCP — California Code Civ. Proc.

The purchaser of property at an execution sale acquires any interest of the judgment debtor in the property sold (1) that is held on the effective date of the lien under which the property was sold or (2) that is acquired between such effective date and the date of sale.

(a) When the purchaser of personal property pays the amount due: (1) If the property is capable of manual delivery, the levying officer shall deliver the property to the purchaser and, if the purchaser so requests, shall execute and deliver a certificate of sale to the purchaser.…

When the purchaser of an interest in real property pays the amount due to the levying officer, including any amount required to be paid as a documentary transfer tax pursuant to Section 11911 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the levying officer conducting the sale shall execute …

The certificate of sale or deed of sale shall contain all of the following: (a) The title of the court where the judgment was entered under which the sale was made and the cause and number of the action. (b) The date of entry of the judgment and of any subsequent renewals and whe…

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), a sale of property pursuant to this article is absolute and shall not be set aside for any reason. (b) If the judgment is reversed, vacated, or otherwise set aside, the judgment debtor may recover from the judgment credi…

Except as otherwise provided by statute, the levying officer shall distribute the proceeds of sale or collection in the following order: (a) To persons having preferred labor claims that are required by Section 1206 to be satisfied from the proceeds, in the amounts required by Se…

(a) Promptly after a sale or collection under this title, the levying officer shall distribute the proceeds to the persons entitled thereto or, in cases covered by Section 701.830, deposit the proceeds with the court. (b) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the proceeds shal…

(a) If there are conflicting claims to all or a portion of the proceeds of sale or collection known to the levying officer before the proceeds are distributed, the levying officer may deposit with the court the proceeds that are the subject of the conflicting claims instead of di…

The interests of the parties, plaintiff as well as defendant, may be put in issue, tried, and determined in the action.

To the extent necessary to grant the relief sought or other appropriate relief, the court shall upon adequate proof ascertain the state of the title to the property.

(a) To the extent necessary to grant the relief sought or other appropriate relief, the court shall determine the status and priority of all liens upon the property. (b) The court may appoint a referee to ascertain the facts necessary for the determination required by this sectio…

Where two or more parties are unknown, the court may consider their interests together in the action and not as between each other.

(a) At the trial, the court shall determine whether the plaintiff has the right to partition. (b) Except as provided in Section 872.730, partition as to concurrent interests in the property shall be as of right unless barred by a valid waiver. (c) Partition as to successive estat…

(a) If the court finds that the plaintiff is entitled to partition, it shall make an interlocutory judgment that determines the interests of the parties in the property and orders the partition of the property and, unless it is to be later determined, the manner of partition. (b)…

To the extent that the court determines that the provisions of this title are a suitable remedy, such provisions may be applied in a proceeding for partnership accounting and dissolution, or in an action for partition of partnership property, where the rights of unsecured credito…

The court shall order that the property be divided among the parties in accordance with their interests in the property as determined in the interlocutory judgment.

Notwithstanding Section 872.810, the court shall order that the property be sold and the proceeds be divided among the parties in accordance with their interests in the property as determined in the interlocutory judgment in the following situations: (a) The parties agree to such…

If, in making a determination whether sale would be more equitable than division of the property, the court finds that sale and division of proceeds for part of the property would be more equitable than division of the whole property, the court may order that such part be sold an…

(a) Where the property or an interest therein is subject to an express trust, the court may, in its discretion, order that the property be sold. (b) Upon division or sale of such property, the property or proceeds of sale allotted to the trustee of the express trust shall be held…

Subject to requirements of this article, any person authorized to acquire property for a particular use by eminient domain may enter upon property to make photographs, studies, surveys, examinations, tests, soundings, borings, samplings, or appraisals or to engage in similar acti…

In any case in which the entry and activities mentioned in Section 1245.010 will subject the person having the power of eminent domain to liability under Section 1245.060, before making that entry and undertaking those activities, the person shall secure at least one of the follo…

(a) The person seeking to enter upon the property may petition the court for an order permitting the entry and shall give such prior notice to the owner of the property as the court determines is appropriate under the circumstances of the particular case. (b) Upon such petition a…

(a) The court, after notice and hearing, may modify any of the provisions of an order made under Section 1245.030. (b) If the amount required to be deposited is increased by an order of modification, the court shall specify the time within which the additional amount shall be dep…

(a) Unless sooner disbursed by court order, the amount deposited under this article shall be retained on deposit for six months following the termination of the entry. The period of retention may be extended by the court for good cause. (b) The deposit shall be made in the Condem…

(a) If the entry and activities upon property cause actual damage to or substantial interference with the possession or use of the property, whether or not a claim has been presented in compliance with Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Governm…

As used in this article, “governing body” means: (a) In the case of a taking by a local public entity, the legislative body of the local public entity. (b) In the case of a taking by the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board. (c) …

A public entity may not commence an eminent domain proceeding until its governing body has adopted a resolution of necessity that meets the requirements of this article.

In addition to other requirements imposed by law, the resolution of necessity shall contain all of the following: (a) A general statement of the public use for which the property is to be taken and a reference to the statute that authorizes the public entity to acquire the proper…

(a) The governing body of the public entity may adopt a resolution of necessity only after the governing body has given each person whose property is to be acquired by eminent domain and whose name and address appears on the last equalized county assessment roll notice and a reas…

Unless a greater vote is required by statute, charter, or ordinance, the resolution shall be adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the governing body of the public entity.

(a) Property acquired by a public entity by any means set forth in subdivision (e) that is subject to a resolution of necessity adopted pursuant to this article shall only be used for the public use stated in the resolution unless the governing body of the public entity adopts a …

(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a resolution of necessity adopted by the governing body of the public entity pursuant to this article conclusively establishes the matters referred to in Section 1240.030. (b) If the taking is by a local public entity, other than a san…

(a) A person having an interest in the property described in a resolution of necessity adopted by the governing body of the public entity pursuant to this article may obtain judicial review of the validity of the resolution: (1) Before the commencement of the eminent domain proce…

(a) If a public entity has adopted a resolution of necessity but has not commenced an eminent domain proceeding to acquire the property within six months after the date of adoption of the resolution, or has commenced such proceeding but has not within six months after the commenc…

(a) A resolution of necessity does not meet the requirements of this article if the defendant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence both of the following: (1) A member of the governing body who voted in favor of the resolution received or agreed to receive a bribe, as de…

As used in this article, “legislative body” means both of the following: (a) The legislative body of each city within whose boundaries property sought to be taken by the quasi-public entity by eminent domain is located. (b) If property sought to be taken by the quasi-public entit…

As used in this article, “quasi-public entity” means: (a) An educational institution of collegiate grade not conducted for profit that seeks to take property by eminent domain under Section 94500 of the Education Code. (b) A nonprofit hospital that seeks to take property by emine…

Where an owner of real property seeks to acquire an appurtenant easement by eminent domain pursuant to Section 1001 of the Civil Code: (a) The person seeking to exercise the power of eminent domain shall be deemed to be a “quasi-public entity” for the purposes of this article. (b…

Where an owner of real property seeks to acquire by eminent domain a temporary right of entry pursuant to Section 1002 of the Civil Code: (a) The person seeking to exercise the power of eminent domain shall be deemed to be a “quasi-public entity” for the purposes of this article.…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a quasi-public entity may not commence an eminent domain proceeding to acquire any property until the legislative body has adopted a resolution consenting to the acquisition of such property by eminent domain.

The resolution required by this article shall contain all of the following: (a) A general statement of the public use for which the property is to be taken and a reference to the statute that authorizes the quasi-public entity to acquire the property by eminent domain. (b) A desc…

(a) The legislative body may refuse to consent to the acquisition with or without a hearing, but it may adopt the resolution required by this article only after the legislative body has held a hearing at which persons whose property is to be acquired by eminent domain have had a …

The resolution required by this article shall be adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the legislative body.

The legislative body may require that the quasi-public entity pay all of the costs reasonably incurred by the legislative body under this article. The legislative body may require that such costs be secured by payment or deposit or other satisfactory security in advance of any ac…

The requirement of this article is in addition to any other requirements imposed by law. Nothing in this article relieves the quasi-public entity from satisfying the requirements of Section 1240.030 or any other requirements imposed by law.

The adoption of a resolution pursuant to this article does not make the city or county liable for any damages caused by the acquisition of the property or by the project for which it is acquired.

Any party to an arbitration in which an award has been made may petition the court to confirm, correct or vacate the award. The petition shall name as respondents all parties to the arbitration and may name as respondents any other persons bound by the arbitration award.

A response to a petition under this chapter may request the court to dismiss the petition or to confirm, correct or vacate the award.

A petition under this chapter shall: (a) Set forth the substance of or have attached a copy of the agreement to arbitrate unless the petitioner denies the existence of such an agreement. (b) Set forth names of the arbitrators. (c) Set forth or have attached a copy of the award an…

Unless a copy thereof is set forth in or attached to the petition, a response to a petition under this chapter shall: (a) Set forth the substance of or have attached a copy of the agreement to arbitrate unless the respondent denies the existence of such an agreement. (b) Set fort…