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§ 568.3.Motion For Purpose of Receiving Further Instructions Or Orders

Title 7. Other Provisional Remedies In Civil Actions · Chapter 5. Receivers · Last amended 2006 · Last verified July 28, 2026

In one sentenceSection 568.3 lets a tenant of receivership property, a tenant association, or a federal, state, or local enforcement agency file a motion asking the court for further instructions or orders when substandard housing conditions exist or a dispute arises over the receiver's powers or duties affecting a tenant or the public.

Full Text of § 568.3

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Any tenant of real property that is subject to receivership, a tenant association or organization, or any federal, state, or local enforcement agency, may file a motion in a receivership action for the purpose of seeking further instructions or orders from the court, if either of the following is true:
(a) Substandard conditions exist, as defined by Section 17920.3 or 17920.10 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) A dispute or controversy exists concerning the powers or duties of the receiver affecting a tenant or the public.

Plain-English Summary

Section 568.2 puts the burden on the receiver to flag housing problems. Section 568.3 gives the people affected by those problems a way in of their own. A tenant living in receivership property, a tenant association or organization, or any enforcement agency -- federal, state, or local -- can file a motion asking the court for further instructions or orders.

Two situations trigger that right. The first is substandard conditions as defined in Health and Safety Code § 17920.3 or § 17920.10 -- the same standard § 568.2 uses. The second is broader: any dispute or controversy over the receiver's powers or duties that affects a tenant or the public, even one that doesn't involve a housing-code violation at all.

This section works alongside § 568.2 rather than duplicating it. Where § 568.2 is a reporting duty the receiver owes the court, § 568.3 is an access point tenants and regulators can use directly, without waiting for the receiver to raise the issue.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can file a motion under § 568.3?

A tenant of the receivership property, a tenant association or organization, or any federal, state, or local enforcement agency.

What conditions let a tenant file this kind of motion?

Substandard conditions as defined in Health and Safety Code § 17920.3 or § 17920.10.

Can this motion be used for issues besides housing-code violations?

Yes, it can also be used when there is a dispute or controversy about the receiver's powers or duties affecting a tenant or the public.

Amendment History

Amended by Stats 2005 ch 595 (SB 253),s 4, eff. 1/1/2006 Added by Stats 2001 ch 414 (AB 472), s 2, eff. 1/1/2002.

Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature. Last verified July 28, 2026. · Official source
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