Mountain View

Mountain View Partition Lawyers

Item: Underwood Law Firm, P.C.
Rating: 5
Author: I.S.

The land for the City of Mountain View was originally granted to Francisco Estrada and his wife, Inez Castro in 1842, the city itself was originally founded in 1854 by Jacob Shumway, a store keeper and the town’s first postmaster. As a town with great historical roots, residents of Mountain View often own property with others due to inheritance, which can lead to disputes between co-owners. Generally, the best Mountain View Partition Attorneys usually find partition action to be the best remedy for disputing co-owners in four broad categories:

Split real estate dispute;
Brother-Sister real estate dispute;
Investor-Investor real estate dispute; and
Significant other real estate dispute

A top Mountain View Partition Attorney will be aware of vacation and resale procedures of a partition sale. The sale will not be confirmed if any mistake or misrepresentation by a selling officer prejudicially misled the purchaser. The judge may vacate the sale and direct a resale if it is determined that that purchaser is prejudiced by mistake, unfairness, or improper notice. (CCP § 873.730(c).) A sale may not be re-disputed on these grounds once the judge determines there was no unfairness or improper notice. (CCP § 873.730(c).) The best Mountain View Partition Attorneys will be familiar with this process.

If the court determines that the sale price is disproportionate to the property value or if the new sale price exceeds the sale price by at least 10% on the first $10,000 and 5% on the amount in excess of the first $10,000, determined after a reasonable allowance for the expenses of a new sale, the judge may vacate the sale and direct a new sale. (CCP § 873.730(c).) The court uses the value of the property at the time of the sale, and not the value at the time of the hearing to determine the adequacy of the price. (see Dunn v. Dunn (1902) 137 Cal. 51.) If the owners of the property fail to object that the price was inadequate, they are barred from disputing its inadequacy. (see Hammond v. Cailleaud (1896) 111 Cal. 206.)

If the bid on resale is lower than the bid on the original sale and there is no explanation for the difference in price, the judge shall consider the possibility that the terms of the resale caused the difference. (see Hammond v. Cailleaud (1896) 111 Cal. 206.)

A prospective buyer who fails to pay the sale price after the confirmation is subject to the court’s jurisdiction and further proceedings. (CCP § 873.760.) Either a party or referee may upon notice, move the court to order the resale of the property, or maintenance by the referee against the purchaser for the sale price. (CCP § 873.760.) Upon resale, the referee may recover the amount of loss and cost and expenses incurred, as well as reasonable attorney’s fee from the purchaser. (CCP § 873.760.) Upon maintenance, the referee may recover a reasonable attorney’s fee. (CCP § 873.760.) A person who intends to purchase property from a partition sale should consult an experienced Mountain View Partition Attorney to ensure that they adequately understand the process.

At Underwood Law Firm, our Mountain View Partition Attorneys are well-versed in the legal remedy of partition, and are ready to discuss your legal issues.

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“We were in need of a real estate attorney. Eli Underwood provided excellent legal advice and services. He explained everything well and followed through with all important issues that needed attention. We found him to be reliable, courteous, patient and extremely professional. We highly recommend Mr. Underwood without any reservations.” I.S.

"I own a real estate investment company that operates across multiple states (California, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and more), whenever I run into an issue that needs legal attention, Eli is my first call. I've been working with him for years. He is an amazing attorney and I highly recommend him." Thank you for your help Sir!" T.W.

"Mr. Underwood is a fantastic Lawyer with extraordinary ethics. He responds quickly, which is rare these days, and he is very knowledgeable in his craft. It was a pleasure working with him and we will definitely use his services in the future if needed. Thank you for your help Sir!" M.O.

"Eli took our case and controlled every hurdle put before us. I one time commented to him that he must love his job because it seemed that he was always available. When talking about my case to anyone I always bring up where, I believe, the other parties Lawyer tried to take advantage of my wife and me. Eli stopped him in his tracks. On top of it being easy to work with Eli, it was a pleasure to have had him represent us. We were in good hands." E.T

"We were in need of an attorney with considerable knowledge of real estate law and the legal issues related to property ownership. Eli Underwood went above and beyond our expectations. In keeping us abreast of our suit, his communication skills were outstanding. This talent was especially demonstrated when dealing with the apposing counsel. We feel this gave us a tremendous advantage over the opposing party that resulted in us reaching a successful outcome. I would highly recommend Eli Underwood as we found him to be an exceptional attorney." P.B.

"In our need for legal services we found Eli to be well informed and on top of our case and our needs. Our's was not an ordinary case as it was a case with many facets. It was a very convoluted case. There were multiple owners involved in a property dispute where one of the owners sued the rest of the owners with a Partition Suit. Needless to say Eli was instrumental in helping us resolve our differences and gained us a profitable sale all with good end results for all. If you hire Eli Underwood you will not be disappointed!" M.A.

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