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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 3. DEPOSIT 1813-1881.2›CHAPTER 2. Deposit for Keeping 1833-1867›ARTICLE 4. Innkeepers 1859-1867

§ 1861.5

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

(a) Upon the filing of a complaint, or at any time thereafter, the plaintiff may apply, pursuant to this article, for a writ of possession by filing an application for the writ with the court in which the action was filed.

(b) The application shall be executed under oath and shall include all of the following:

(1) A showing of the basis of the plaintiff’s claim, including a showing that the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the property claimed pursuant to an innkeepers’ lien.

(2) A general description of the property and a statement of its value.

(3) A statement of the amount of money claimed to be owed by the guest, lodger, tenant, or boarder.

(c) The requirements of subdivision (b) may be satisfied by one or more affidavits filed with the application.

(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 964.)

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