Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: Quiet Title Lawsuits

The action to quiet title is covered in the California Code of Civil Procedure sections 760.010 through 764.070. You can read a copy at a county law library or many public libraries.

The description in the Code is pretty straightforward and should give an intelligent person a fair understanding even without law training. However, actually carrying out the process of filing and prosecuting a quiet title action will require the service of a lawyer.

As you will see in the Code, it is necessary to prepare and file a Notice of Pendency of Action (lis pendens) and a Summons and Complaint; there are special requirements designed to give proper legal notice to all possibly-affected parties which must be scrupulously followed.

The lawsuit is not "submitted", it is filed with the court then served on the defendants.