Any number of separate parcels of land claimed by the plaintiff may be included in the same action.
§ 751.03.Any Number of Parcels Included In Action
Title 10. Actions In Particular Cases · Chapter 3.5. Actions to Re-establish Destroyed Land Records · Enacted 1953 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 751.03 allows a plaintiff to include any number of separate parcels of claimed land in a single action under this chapter, rather than filing a separate lawsuit for each parcel.
Full Text of § 751.03
Plain-English Summary
Disasters that destroy county records rarely touch just one property. This section keeps the re-establishment process practical by letting a single plaintiff bundle any number of separate parcels into one lawsuit under § 751.02, instead of filing one action per parcel.
That efficiency matters for both the plaintiff and the court system. The complaint required by § 751.04 still has to identify and describe each parcel, and the judgment under § 751.15 still has to address title parcel by parcel, but the procedural mechanics — summons, publication, posting, and jurisdiction — run once for the whole set.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can one lawsuit cover more than one piece of property?
Yes. Section 751.03 lets a plaintiff include any number of separate parcels claimed by that plaintiff in a single action.
Does each parcel still need to be separately described?
Yes. Section 751.04 requires the complaint to particularly describe the real property involved, which for a multi-parcel action means describing each parcel.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 52.
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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