California Code of Civil Procedure 704.760 – The judgment creditor’s application shall be made under oath, shall …
The judgment creditor‘s application shall be made under oath, shall describe the dwelling, and shall contain all of the following:
(a) A statement whether or not the records of the county tax assessor indicate that there is a current homeowner’s exemption or disabled veteran’s exemption for the dwelling and the person or persons who claimed any such exemption.
Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 704.760
- County: includes "city and county. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- creditor: means the state or the department or agency of the state seeking to collect the liability. See California Code of Civil Procedure 688.040
- debtor: means the debtor from whom the liability is sought to be collected. See California Code of Civil Procedure 688.040
- Dwelling: means a place where a person resides and may include but is not limited to the following:
California Code of Civil Procedure 704.710
- Homestead: means the principal dwelling (1) in which the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor's spouse resided on the date the judgment creditor's lien attached to the dwelling, and (2) in which the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor's spouse resided continuously thereafter until the date of the court determination that the dwelling is a homestead. See California Code of Civil Procedure 704.710
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
(b) A statement, which may be based on information and belief, whether the dwelling is a homestead and the amount of the homestead exemption, if any, and a statement whether or not the records of the county recorder indicate that a homestead declaration under Article 5 (commencing with Section 704.910) that describes the dwelling has been recorded by the judgment debtor or the spouse of the judgment debtor.
(c) A statement of the amount of any liens or encumbrances on the dwelling, the name of each person having a lien or encumbrance on the dwelling, and the address of such person used by the county recorder for the return of the instrument creating such person’s lien or encumbrance after recording.
(d) A statement that the judgment is based on a consumer debt, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 699.730, or that the judgment is not based on a consumer debt, and if the judgment is based on a consumer debt, whether the judgment is based on a consumer debt that was secured by the debtor’s principal place of residence at the time it was incurred or a statement indicating which of the exemptions listed in subdivision (b) of Section 699.730 are applicable. If the statement indicates that paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) is applicable, the statement shall also provide the dollar amount of the original judgment on which the lien is based. If there is more than one basis, the statement shall indicate all bases that are applicable.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 218, Sec. 3. (AB 2463) Effective January 1, 2021.)