§ 872.250

Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 73.
(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.

Other sections in Article 1 - Complaint and Lis Pendens

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