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PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.20›TITLE 10.5. PARTITION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY 872.010-874.240›CHAPTER 6. Sale of the Property 873.510-873.850›ARTICLE 4. Disposition of Proceeds of Sale 873.810-873.850

§ 873.820

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The proceeds of sale for any property sold shall be applied in the following order:

(a) Payment of the expenses of sale.

(b) Payment of the other costs of partition in whole or in part or to secure any cost of partition later allowed.

(c) Payment of any liens on the property in their order of priority except liens which under the terms of sale are to remain on the property.

(d) Distribution of the residue among the parties in proportion to their shares as determined by the court.

(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 73.)

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