§ 801.2.Action Brought As Separate Action Or Joined With Other Causes

Title 10. Actions In Particular Cases · Chapter 4.6. Actions Concerning Real Property Titles Affected by Public Improvement Assessments · Enacted 1949 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026

In one sentenceSection 801.2 lets the action authorized by § 801.1 be brought on its own or combined with other causes of action to determine adverse claims and clouds on title, but requires the complaint to allege the matters described in § 801.1 and to be verified.

Full Text of § 801.2

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The action may be brought as a separate action or joined as a cause with other causes of action to determine adverse claims to and clouds upon title to real property, but the complaint shall aver the pertinent matters stated in the preceding section and shall be verified.

Plain-English Summary

This action doesn't have to stand alone. A plaintiff can bring it by itself, or join it as one cause of action alongside other claims to determine adverse claims and clouds affecting the same property.

Either way, the complaint has to do two specific things: allege the pertinent matters described in § 801.1 — identifying the assessment, bond, or certificate of sale and the basis for treating it as stale — and be verified, the same formality a petition under § 770.050 requires in the identity-of-title chapter.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can this action be combined with other claims?

Yes. Section 801.2 allows it to be joined as a cause of action with other causes to determine adverse claims and clouds upon title.

Does the complaint need to be verified?

Yes, and it must also aver the matters described in § 801.1 supporting the claim that the assessment, bond, or certificate is stale.

Amendment History

Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1108.

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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