Partition Referee Riverside, California

Kevin Singer of Receivership Specialists serves as a partition referee, AKA:court referee in Riverside, California from the corporate office location in Los Angeles, California.

The city of Riverside, California is served from the Riverside County Superior Court.

In addition to serving as a court referee in Riverside California, Receivership Specialists also serves as a Partition Referee from our Los Angeles office. As a partition referee Riverside, Kevin Singer acts as a neutral third party and carries out the orders of the court as directed by the presiding judge in the case or matter. 

It’s very important to have an experienced partition referee appointed over a partition action. When the court is asked to assist with the division of property among one or more co-owners of said property, the appointment of a partition referee is often the best remedy. Partition Actions are often the result of medium or large real estate holdings that are owned by many entities (like corporations or LLCs) or individuals. A partition referee is appointed and will oversee the sale of the property and the distribution of the proceeds amongst the parties as directed by judge in the court order. 

As a partition referee, Mr. Singer is appointed by a judge or commissioner to partition, by sale or division, all types of real or personal property, including but not limited to single-family residences, multi-family residential properties, commercial properties, vacant land, and personal property of all types. This includes real or personal property owned by family members (siblings and/or spouses), corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and individuals. Mr. Singer has a background in real estate development, real estate sales, property management, construction, and conflict resolution. He has developed a unique skill set that is perfectly suited for being a partition referee.

Receivership Specialists has a team of court receivers, court partition referees, attorneys, and professional staff with the experience and knowledge you need.  Our extensive sales and property law experience allow us to resolve disputes in a neutral and expedient manner.

Mr. Singer is appointed, by the court, as a neutral third party to carry out the court’s orders.

1. Kevin Singer is an Experienced Partition Referee in Riverside, California
2. Kevin Singer’s Authority as Partition Referee in Riverside, California
3. Kevin Singer’s Duties as Partition Referee in Riverside, California
4. Kevin Singer is a Partition Referee, Court Referee, and Court Receiver in Riverside, California
5. Kevin Singer Can Be Appointed to any Partition Action
6. Kevin Singer Works on Many Types of Referee Partition Cases
   • Partition by Sale or Appraisal
   • Partition by Valuation
   • Partition of Heirs’ Property
   • Partition of Real Property
7. Notes about the Partition Process
8. Kevin Singer is an Experience Partition Referee in Riverside, California

(Additional links to important articles on Partition Referees)
Partition Referee vs Court Referee: What’s the Difference?
Court-Appointed Partition Referee: What You Should Know

Kevin Singer is an Experienced Partition Referee in Riverside, California

As a court-appointed partition referee, Mr. Singer has represented hundreds of parties with issues involving the division of real and personal property including but not limited to all types of real estate, businesses, gas stations, hotels, assisted living facilities, restaurants, bars, liquor licenses, family estates, family trusts, commodities, and construction projects. He and his team have worked successfully to carry out the orders of the court.

Mr. Singer works with experts in the Riverside, California and throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado and leverages his network of extremely talented professionals to benefit the parties in the cases in which he is appointed.

Kevin Singer’s Duties as Partition Referee in Riverside, California

Once he is appointed as a partition referee in the matter, Mr. Singer is a neutral third party acting on behalf of the presiding judge to execute the court orders as they pertain to the partition. His fiduciary duties include the division and sale of any real or personal property and the distribution of assets among the parties. As the court appointed partition referee, Mr. Singer often works with multiple owners of a single property in order to determine their respective interests in the property or assets that is the center of the partition action. Many partition actions are initiated when one or more of the parties files a lawsuit in order to determine and verify the ownership percentage of the property at the center of the partition action.

A partition action begins when one or more of the co-owners of the property in dispute files a complaint with the court. It is then up to the court to determine if the parties have a right to the partition action. According to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.210:

(a) If the court finds that the plaintiff is entitled to partition, it shall make an interlocutory judgment that determines the interests of the parties in the property and orders the partition of the property and, unless it is to be later determined, the manner of partition.

(b) If the court determines that it is impracticable or highly inconvenient to make a single interlocutory judgment that determines, in the first instance, the interests of all the parties in the property, the court may first ascertain the interests of the original concurrent or successive owners and thereupon make an interlocutory judgment as if such persons were the sole parties in interest and the only parties to the action. Thereafter, the court may proceed in like manner as between the original concurrent or successive owners and the parties claiming under them or may allow the interests to remain without further partition if the parties so desire.

Mr Singer’s duties as a partition referee in Riverside, California may include:

• Determining the value of the property (this may include through hiring of a certified appraiser, using the referee and/or real estate broker’s own analysis, evaluating comparable property sales, utilizing capitalization rates, aka cap rates),
• Reviewing/Approving any agreements amongst parties,
• Ensuring the greatest value of the assets,
• Managing any of the properties of the partition action,
• Selling any of the properties of the partition action,
• Distributing the proceeds amongst the parties,
• Providing the courts with accurate accounting of the moneys spent, and
• Maintaining and improving assets of the partition action.

Mr Singer’s reports as a partition referee in Riverside, California may include:

Mr. Singer acting on behalf of the court as the partition referee, will provide periodic reports with relevant information as determined by the partition action.

• A description of the property:
  • features,
  • square footage,
  • zoning,
  • habitability issues, and
  • owners’ interests in the property
• Tenant information:
  • Rental amounts,
  • Lease agreements,
  • Sales Issues, and
  • Property valuations
• Information from:
  • Department of Building and Safety and
  • Housing Department
• Access:
  • Public and Private
    • Roads,
    • Streets, and
    • Easements
• Property purchasers:
  • Purchaser,
  • Sale price,
  • Terms and conditions of the sale,
  • Lien holders and amounts to pay, and
  • Owners’ claims
    • legal bases for claim,
    • disbursement amounts

Kevin Singer is a Partition Referee (aka Court Referee) and Court Receiver in Riverside, California

Mr. Singer of Receivership Specialists has been appointed in over 606 cases as a partition referee, court referee, and court receiver. In most cases, a court receiver is appointed by the presiding judge to take over and run a business that is in dispute. The receivership continues until the dispute is resolved. It is up to the court receiver to ensure the business continues to run successfully.  When the presiding judge, appoints a neutral third party to partition and sell a property in dispute, that neutral third party is known as a referee.  A referee is often charged with managing and maintaining the property before it’s sold.  Depending on the partition case, the partition referee will follow the court orders and collect rents, make necessary repairs to the property, and take necessary action to increase the value of the property prior to its sale. A partition referee and a court referee are in most cases synonymous.

Kevin Singer Can Be Appointed to any Partition Action

The CCP provides for a referee to be appointed by the court in all partition actions.

CCP § 873.010(a) – 873.010(b) states:

The court shall appoint a referee to divide or sell the property as ordered by the court. The court may:

• Determine whether a referee’s bond is necessary and fix the amount of the bond.
• Instruct the referee.
• Fix the reasonable compensation for the services of the referee and provide for payment of the referee’s reasonable expenses.
• Provide for the date of commencement of the lien of the referee allowed by law.
• Require the filing of interim or final accounts of the referee, settle the accounts of the referee, and discharge the referee.
• Remove the referee.
• Appoint a new referee.

Kevin Singer Works on These Types of Referee Partition Cases

Notes about the Partition Process

The partition process requires an accounting of charges and credits to be assessed to each co-owner’s share. All parties to the partition action should seek reimbursement of expenditures needed to maintain or improve the value of the property. Party’s expenditures can be in excess of the party’s fractional ownership share including but not limited to: property repairs & improvements, taxes, mortgage payments (principal and interest), liens, and insurance.

If you would like to contact Receivership Specialists and discuss a matter pertaining or relating to a referee appointment in the Riverside California or other area, please call our toll free number: 877.755.9064 or use our Contact Court Referee Riverside online contact form.