California Revenue and Taxation Code CHAPTER 10 - Rights of Purchaser of Tax-Deeded Property, or Any Other Person Claiming Through Him, to Bring Action to Determine Adverse Claims to or Clouds Upon Tax-Deeded Property Purchased From the State

  • Section 3950.
    Whenever tax-defaulted property has been purchased at tax sale, including purchases made under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3771), and all subsequent taxes levied and...
  • Section 3951.
    The complaint shall include as defendants to the action, all persons who are known to plaintiff or who appear of record to have some interest...
  • Section 3952.
    The complaint may further include as defendants persons unknown to plaintiff who claim any right, interest, lien, or claim on the land or cloud upon...
  • Section 3953.
    All unknown defendants, except unknown defendants owning a special assessment, shall be described in the complaint, as follows: “Also all other persons unknown, claiming any...
  • Section 3954.
    Unknown defendants owning or claiming an interest in a special assessment shall be described in the complaint, as follows: “The owner or any person claiming...
  • Section 3955.
    Whenever unknown defendants owning or claiming an interest in special assessments are made parties defendant, the following persons shall also be made parties defendant: (a) The...
  • Section 3956.
    Within 10 days after the filing of the complaint, plaintiff shall file or cause to be filed in the office of the county recorder of...
  • Section 3957.
    Any summons that is issued shall contain the matters required by Section 412.20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and in addition, a description of...
  • Section 3958.
    Within 30 days after the issuance of the summons, the plaintiff shall post, or cause to be posted, a copy thereof in a conspicuous place...
  • Section 3959.
    All known defendants shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action.(Amended by Stats. 1969,...
  • Section 3960.
    All unknown defendants shall be served by publication as provided for in Section 415.50 of the Code of Civil Procedure, but it must appear by...
  • Section 3961.
    All unknown defendants served by publication shall have the same rights as are provided by law for other defendants upon whom personal service or service...
  • Section 3962.
    No decree quieting title or establishing the rights of any of the defendants as to the property shall be granted on default of the defendant,...
  • Section 3963.
    On the trial of the action, the court shall determine the rights of all the parties thereto.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 897.)
  • Section 3964.
    If the court determines that any of the defendants have any right, title, interest, lien or estate in or to the parcel of property involved,...
  • Section 3965.
    If the court orders a sale of the property or a partition thereof, the same shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Title...
  • Section 3966.
    If the right, title, interest, lien or estate of a known or unknown defendant established by the decree of the court, is based upon a...
  • Section 3967.
    If the court determines that none of the defendants have any right, title, interest, lien or estate in the property, the court shall render its...
  • Section 3968.
    The decree, after it has become final, is conclusive against all the persons named in the complaint who have been served and all unknown persons...
  • Section 3969.
    After the judgment has become final, a certified copy thereof shall be delivered to the treasurer. Upon receipt of the copy, he shall cause to...
  • Section 3970.
    The remedy provided in this chapter shall be construed as cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedy, form or right of action or proceeding...
  • Section 3971.
    “Treasurer,” as used in this chapter, means any person who is the custodian of the funds collected on special assessments and/or has the duty to...
  • Section 3972.
    “Special assessment,” as used in this chapter, means any assessment levied pursuant to any of the improvement acts of the State of California, whether or...

Last modified: October 22, 2018