§ 1230.050.Power of Court to Determine Right to Possession and Enforce Orders For Possession

Possession disputes come up often in condemnation cases, sometimes well before the case ends. Section 1230.050 gives the trial court explicit authority over two related things: deciding, between the plaintiff seeking to condemn and the defendant who owns the property, who is entitled to possession under this title, and enforcing whatever order about possession the court makes.

Subdivision (b) removes any doubt about whether that enforcement power is discretionary once the plaintiff has a valid order -- the plaintiff is entitled to enforcement of an order for possession as a matter of right, through whatever process is appropriate. This is the general grant of authority behind the more detailed possession-before-judgment procedure set out later in the title, including the motion for an order for possession under § 1255.410.