ARTICLE 1. Complaint and Lis Pendens [872.210. - 872.250.]

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP 1.
in effect

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 872.210. Section 872.210.

(a) A partition action may be commenced and maintained by any of the following persons: (1) A coowner of personal property. (2) An owner of an estate of inheritance, an estate for life, or an estate for years in real property where such property or estate therein is owned by several persons concurrently or in successive estates. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an action between spouses or putative spouses for partition of their community or quasi-community property or their quasi-marital interest in property may not be commenced or maintained under this title.

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 872.220. Section 872.220.

If it is necessary to have a title report: (a) The plaintiff may, prior to commencing the action, procure a title report and shall in the complaint indicate this has been done and designate a place where it will be kept for inspection, use, and copying by the parties. (b) The court may, upon application of a party, authorize the party to procure a title report and shall designate a place where it shall be kept for inspection, use, and copying by the parties.

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 872.230. Section 872.230.

The complaint shall set forth: (a) A description of the property that is the subject of the action. In the case of tangible personal property, the description shall include its usual location. In the case of real property, the description shall include both its legal description and its street address or common designation, if any. (b) All interests the plaintiff has or claims in the property. (c) All interests of record or actually known to the plaintiff that persons other than the plaintiff have or claim in the property and that the plaintiff reasonably believes will be materially affected by the action, whether the names of such persons are known or unknown to the plaintiff. (d) The estate as to which partition is sought and a prayer for partition of the interests therein. (e) Where the plaintiff seeks sale of the property, an allegation of the facts justifying such relief in ordinary and concise language.

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 872.250. Section 872.250.

(a) Immediately upon filing the complaint, the plaintiff shall record a notice of the pendency of the action in the office of the county recorder of each county in which any real property described in the complaint is located. (b) If, thereafter, partition of other real property is sought in the same action, the plaintiff or other person seeking such relief shall immediately record a supplemental notice. (c) If the notice is not recorded, the court, upon its own motion or upon the motion of any party at any time, shall order the plaintiff or person seeking partition of the property, or another party on behalf of the plaintiff or other person, to record the notice and shall stay the action until the notice is recorded. The expense of recordation shall be allowed to the party incurring it. (d) From the time of filing the notice for record, all persons shall be deemed to have notice of the pendency of the action as to the property described in the notice.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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