(a) In the case of a lump-sum money judgment or a judgment for possession or sale of property, the application for renewal of the judgment may be filed at any time before the expiration of the 10-year period of enforceability provided by Section 683.020 or, if the judgment is a renewed judgment, at any time before the expiration of the 10-year period of enforceability of the renewed judgment provided by Section 683.120.
§ 683.130.Time For Filing Application
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 1 · Chapter 3. Period for Enforcement and Renewal of Judgments · Article 2. Renewal of Judgments · Last amended 2000 · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 683.130 sets the filing window for a renewal application -- any time before the 10-year enforceability period expires for a lump-sum judgment or a judgment for possession or sale of property, with separate, more detailed timing rules for money judgments payable in installments.
Full Text of § 683.130
(b) In the case of a money judgment payable in installments, the application for renewal of the judgment may be filed:
(1) If the judgment has not previously been renewed, at any time as to past due amounts that at the time of filing are not barred by the expiration of the 10-year period of enforceability provided by Sections 683.020 and 683.030.
(2) If the judgment has previously been renewed, within the time specified by subdivision (a) as to the amount of the judgment as previously renewed and, as to any past due amounts that became due and payable after the previous renewal, at any time before the expiration of the 10-year period of enforceability provided by Sections 683.020 and 683.030.
Plain-English Summary
Timing renewal correctly matters because a late application means the judgment lapses. Subdivision (a) covers the plain case: a lump-sum money judgment, or a judgment for possession or sale of property, can be renewed any time before its current 10-year enforceability period expires — whether that period runs from original entry under § 683.020 or from an earlier renewal under § 683.120.
Subdivision (b) covers installment judgments, which need more nuance because different installments become due, and become enforceable, at different times. If the judgment hasn't been renewed before, the application can be filed any time as to past-due amounts that aren't yet barred under §§ 683.020 and 683.030. If the judgment has already been renewed, the previously renewed amount follows subdivision (a)'s deadline, while installments that came due after that prior renewal follow the same not-yet-barred standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
When must a renewal application be filed for a lump-sum judgment?
At any time before the 10-year period of enforceability expires — whether that period runs from the original entry or from a prior renewal.
How does the deadline work differently for installment judgments?
Section 683.130(b) lets the creditor file at any time as to past-due installment amounts that aren't yet time-barred, with separate treatment for amounts covered by a prior renewal versus amounts that became due afterward.
What happens if an installment judgment has already been renewed once?
The previously renewed amount must be renewed again within the deadline in subdivision (a), while later-accruing past-due amounts follow the not-yet-barred standard in subdivision (b)(2).
Amendment History
Amended by Stats 2000 ch 808 (AB 1358), s 4, eff. 9/28/2000.
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.
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