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Code of Civil Procedure § 770.040

ARTICLE 1. Identity of Person in Chain of Title

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 770.040Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 44, Sec. 16.

(a) The proceeding may be brought by a subsequent owner of the property by filing a petition with the court.

(b) At any time before the date fixed for the hearing of the petition, any person interested in the property may answer the petition and deny any of the matters contained therein.