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 [3950. - 3972.]
Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 897.
§§ 3950–3972 · 23 sections
- § 3950 Whenever tax-defaulted property has been purchased at tax sale, including purchases made under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3771), and all subsequent…
- § 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 in or claim or…
- § 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 the title…
- § 3953 All unknown defendants, except unknown defendants owning a special assessment, shall be described in the complaint, as follows: “Also all other persons…
- § 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 an…
- § 3955 Whenever unknown defendants owning or claiming an interest in special assessments are made parties defendant, the following persons shall also be made parties…
- § 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 the county where the…
- § 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 the property…
- § 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 on the property.
- § 3959 All known defendants shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action.
- § 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 affidavit that…
- § 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 by…
- § 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, unless the court…
- § 3963 On the trial of the action, the court shall determine the rights of all the parties thereto.
- § 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, the court shall…
- § 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 10.5 (commencing with…
- § 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 special assessment or…
- § 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 final decree…
- § 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 and the heirs…
- § 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 be canceled the…
- § 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 now allowed…
- § 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 cancel the…
- § 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 not…