California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 729.020

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 49. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 185 of Ch. 497.

Property sold subject to the right of redemption may be redeemed only by the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor’s successor in interest. For the purpose of this article, the purchaser of the property at the foreclosure sale is not a successor in interest.

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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 729.020 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-2-of-civil-actions/title-10-actions-in-particular-cases/chapter-1-actions-for-the-foreclosure-of-mortgages/section-729.020

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Actions for the Foreclosure of Mortgages

§ 725a§ 726§ 726.5§ 727§ 728§ 729.010§ 729.020§ 729.030§ 729.035§ 729.040§ 729.050§ 729.060§ 729.070§ 729.080§ 729.090§ 730§ 730.5

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