Code of Civil Procedure section 873.770

Where the purchaser is a party or lienholder entitled to a share of the proceeds of sale, the referee may:

(a)

Take the purchaser’s receipt for so much of the proceeds of sale as belongs to the purchaser.

(b)

Take security, or other arrangement satisfactory to the referee, for payment of amounts which are or may become due from the purchaser on account of the expenses of sale, general costs of the action, and costs of the reference.

Source: Section 873.770, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=873.­770.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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