Except with respect to enforcement of a judgment for money, a writ of possession issued pursuant to a judgment for possession in an unlawful detainer action shall be enforced pursuant to this chapter without delay, notwithstanding receipt of notice of the filing by the defendant of a bankruptcy proceeding. This section does not apply to a writ of possession issued for possession of a mobilehome or manufactured home, as those terms are defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1161a, and does not apply to a writ of possession issued for possession of real property in a mobilehome park subject to the Mobilehome Residency Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 798) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code), or to a manufactured housing community, as defined in Section 18801 of the Health and Safety Code.
§ 715.050.Writ of Possession Issued Pursuant to Judgment For Possession Unlawful Detainer Action
Title 9. Enforcement of Judgments · Division 3 · Chapter 3. Judgment for Possession of Real Property · Enacted 1994 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 715.050 requires a writ of possession from an unlawful detainer judgment to be enforced without delay despite notice of the defendant's bankruptcy filing, except for money-judgment enforcement, and excludes mobilehomes, manufactured homes, and certain manufactured housing communities from this rule.
Full Text of § 715.050
Plain-English Summary
Bankruptcy filings usually trigger an automatic stay that pauses collection efforts, but this section carves out possession enforcement in unlawful detainer cases. A writ of possession issued under a judgment for possession in an unlawful detainer action must be enforced under this chapter without delay, even after the levying officer or creditor gets notice that the defendant has filed for bankruptcy. That override doesn't extend to enforcing any money judgment included in the same case — only possession enforcement gets this without-delay treatment.
The section also draws lines around what it covers. It doesn't apply to a writ of possession for a mobilehome or manufactured home as those terms are defined in § 1161a, and it doesn't apply to real property in a mobilehome park governed by the Mobilehome Residency Law, or to a manufactured housing community as defined in Health and Safety Code § 18801. Those settings keep whatever protections otherwise apply, including the ordinary effect of a bankruptcy filing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a bankruptcy filing stop enforcement of an unlawful detainer writ of possession?
No, except with respect to enforcing any money judgment in the case — possession itself must be enforced without delay under § 715.050.
Are mobilehomes treated differently under this section?
Yes. Writs of possession for mobilehomes or manufactured homes, as defined in § 1161a, are excluded from this without-delay rule.
What about mobilehome parks and manufactured housing communities?
Also excluded — real property in a mobilehome park under the Mobilehome Residency Law, and manufactured housing communities as defined in Health and Safety Code § 18801, don't fall under this section.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.
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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