California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

CCP §729.020: Property sold subject to the right of redemption may be redeemed only by the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor’s successor in interest.

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Property sold under redemption rights can only be redeemed by the judgment debtor or their legal successor in interest.

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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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