Property Ownership
A 'partition action' in California is used when:
AA landlord wants to evict a tenant
BCo-owners of property disagree and one wants to force a division or sale of the property✓ Correct
CA government wants to take private property for public use
DA lender forecloses on a defaulted loan
Explanation
A partition action is a court proceeding that allows co-owners who cannot agree to force either a physical division of the property or, if that is impractical, a court-ordered sale with proceeds divided among the co-owners.
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