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8 Superior Court of the State of California

9 For the County of _________________

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12 Plaintiff, ) NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION
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19 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above-entitled action concerning and affecting
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real property as described herein was commenced on _____________, in the above-entitled
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Court by Plaintiff, _________________________, against Defendant, ________________
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The action includes a cause of action to quiet title to the real property as described herein. The
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24 reputed owner of the real property as described herein is _______

25 The object of this action is to quiet title to the following real property located in the City
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of _____________, County of ____________, State of California and described as follows:
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 1 The real property commonly known as and located at ________________________________
2 and legally described as:
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INCLUDE THE FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY AND INCLUDE
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THE ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBER.
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6 Carefully review Code of Civil Procedure sections 405 through

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405.61 very carefully as they describe the procedures for serving and
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9 recording a lis pendens. Note that if you are representing yourself you
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MUST ask a Judge to order that the Lis Pendens can be recorded or the
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County Recorder will not accept it for recording.
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23 Dated________________ _______________________________________________
ANY ATTORNEY OR PARTY
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25 USE THE WORDING BELOW IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING

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YOURSELF AND WANT A JUDGE TO APPROVE THE
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28 RECORDING OF THE LIS PENDENS. CHECK WITH THE CLERK

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 1 OF THE COURT OR COURTROOM CLERK FOR THE EXACT
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PROCEDURE REQUIRED IN YOUR COUNTY.
4 ORDER APPROVING RECORDING OF NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION
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_________________ having shown good cause and the Court having reviewed the complaint
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and this Notice of Pendency of ction, the Court hereby finds as follows:
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The complaint filed on _________ by ________________states a real property claim and

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10 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 405.21 this Notice of Pending Action is hereby
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approved and the County Recorder of _______ County is hereby ordered to record a Court Certified
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Copy of this Notice of Pendency of Action.
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Dated:______________ ___________________________________________________
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JUDGE/COMMISSIONER OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
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 1 PROOF OF SERVICE
2 I am over the age of 18 and not a party to this action.
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I am a resident of or employed in the county where the mailing occurred; my
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5 On ____________________ I served the foregoing document(s) described as: NOTICE OF
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PENDENCY OF ACTION to the following parties:

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF ALL KNOWN PARTIES TO WHOM THE REAL PROPERTY
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AFFECTED BY THE REAL PROPERTY CLAIM AS SHOWN BY THE LATEST COUNTY
ASSESSMENT ROLL
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11 [X] (By U.S. Mail) I deposited such envelope in the mail at ______________,
California by Certified or Registered Mail, Return Receipt Requested, with
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postage thereon fully prepaid. I am readily familiar with the firms
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practice it would be deposited with U.S. Postal Service on that same day with
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of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed
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invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day
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17 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
is true and correct.
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19 DATED: ______________

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NAME OF PERSON SERVING PAPERS
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