Code of Civil Procedure section 405.4

“Real property claim” means the cause or causes of action in a pleading which would, if meritorious, affect (a) title to, or the right to possession of, specific real property or (b) the use of an easement identified in the pleading, other than an easement obtained pursuant to statute by any regulated public utility.

Source: Section 405.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=405.4. (updated Jan. 1, 1993; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_405.4

Original Source: Section 405.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=405.4. (last accessed May 12, 2025).