La Verne Partition Lawyer

Partition Actions in La Verne

La Verne is a city located in the eastern part of Los Angeles County, California. It is situated in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The city is known for its small-town charm and friendly atmosphere. La Verne is home to the University of La Verne, a private liberal arts college, and the historic Old Town La Verne. The city is also home to several parks, including the La Verne Nature Center, which offers a variety of outdoor activities. La Verne is a great place to live, work, and play, with its close proximity to Los Angeles and its many attractions.

According to Zillow, the median home value in La Verne, California is $619,400 as of 2021. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population of the city of La Verne, California is 33,077.

Experienced Real Estate Partition Action Attorneys Serving La Verne

Talkov Law’s attorneys serving Los Angeles County are exceptionally experienced in the area of California partition actions. California partition actions provide a legal mechanism for co-owners of real property to divide the property among themselves. The partition statutes allow a co-owner to file a lawsuit in court to have the property divided, either physically or by awarding each co-owner a certain percentage of the property’s value. The court will then order the property to be divided according to the co-owners’ wishes. The partition statutes also provide that if the court finds that a physical division of the property is not possible, it may order the property to be sold and the proceeds divided among the co-owners.

Our team of partition attorneys can assist co-owners with frequently asked questions about partitions, such as:

• What are the steps involved in a partition action in California? The first step is to file a partition complaint in California, which is followed by a request for the court to enter an interlocutory judgment of partition, thereby appointing a partition referee under the partition statutes.
• What is California’s Partition of Real Property Act? Effective January 1, 2023, California’s new partition law allows defendants to buy out the interests of the plaintiff at an appraised value.
• Will the plaintiff win a California partition action? The plaintiff almost always prevails in a partition. This is because the right to partition is absolute under California law. Most partition actions result in the Defendant agreeing to sell the property or buyout the plaintiff’s interest in the property, which is generally the plaintiff’s goal.
• Can a partition action be stopped or dismissed in California? The truth is that there are very few affirmative defenses in a partition action, and those defenses are rarely applied by courts in California.
• What is recoverable in a partition action? “In a suit for partition it is a general rule that all equities and conflicting claims existing between the parties and arising out of their relation to the property to be partitioned may be adjusted.” Demetris v. Demetris (1954) 125 Cal. App. 2d 440. This means that co-owners can assert offsets or recover payments of the mortgage, taxes, insurance, repairs and improvements in excess of their fractional interests.