Court Appointed Partition Referee: San Diego

Kevin Singer, of Receivership Specialists, serves as court-appointed partition referee in San Diego from his office located at:

4660 La Jolla Village Drive
Suite 100
San Diego, California 92122
Phone: (858) 546-4815
Fax: (858) 646-3097

Mr. Singer also servers as court-appointed partition referee from his other offices throughout California, Colorado, Nevada, and Arizona.

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.

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Use These Links for Important Partition Referee San Diego Content:

1. Kevin Singer is an Experienced Partition Referee
2. Kevin Singer’s Duties as Partition Referee
3. Kevin Singer is an Experience Partition Referee in San Diego
4. Kevin Singer is a Partition Referee, Court Referee, and Court Receiver
5. Kevin Singer’s Authority as Partition Referee
6. Kevin Singer Can Be Appointed to any Partition Action
7. 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
8. Notes about the Partition Process
9. Learn More about Kevin Singer
10. Directions to Partition Referee San Diego Office of Receivership Specialists

(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

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Kevin Singer is an Experienced Partition Referee

Mr. Singer and his team at Receivership Specialists have been appointed in over 606 cases. They have transitioned over $2,500,000,000 worth of assets. 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 San Diego 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

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 San Diego 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 San Diego 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 an Experience Partition Referee in San Diego

It is recommended that you work with your legal council to request the court presiding over your partition action appoint an experienced partition referee to your matter. Mr. Singer of Receivership Specialists is an experienced and knowledgeable partition referee. He and his team of professionals understand property sales, property law, real estate markets, and the issues involved with partition cases. This enables them to work efficiently and effectively to resolve partitions actions as ordered by the court in the partition action.

Our motto remains:

We are committed to protecting and improving the value of your real estate, business, or assets, at the lowest possible cost, while disputes are resolved and justice is served.

Kevin Singer is a Partition Referee (aka Court Referee) and Court Receiver

Mr. Singer of Receivership Specialists has been appointed in over 602 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’s Authority as Partition Referee

With a couple of exceptions, the Partition of Real Property Act (CCP §§ 874.311 – 874.321.5) applies to any real property or properties held by tenants in common. The Partition of Real Property Act excludes properties where the tenants in common have written agreement not to partition the property and tenants in common where the parties have a written agreement with a specific procedure for partitioning the property.

CCP Section 874.313 states: “This chapter supplements the other provisions of this title.” Simply put, the Partition of Real Property Act enhances the provisions of the Partition Code (CCP §§ 872.210 Et Al.) that were in place prior to the Partition of Real Property Act.

The Partition Code provides for the following authority of a referee:

• The referee shall divide or sell the property. CCP § 873.010
• The referee may perform any acts necessary to exercise the authority in the Partition Code. CCP § 873.060
• The referee may designate a portion of the property as a public or private way, road, or street; and may recommend the closure of any or all other roads on the property. CCP § 873.080.
• The referee may authorize or approve contracts for surveyors, engineers, appraisers, attorneys, real estate brokers, auctioneers, and others. In connection therewith, the referee has the authority to provide for the date of commencement of any lien provided by law or contract for such claims. CCP § 873.110.
• The referee may employ attorneys with the approval of the court. CCP § 873.120. When Anand Law acts as referee, there is no need to hire other attorneys as Anand Law can handle everything in house.
• The referee may employ a surveyor with approval of the court. CCP § 873.130.
• The referee may employ an auctioneer. CCP § 873.140.

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.

Learn More about Kevin Singer

Kevin Singer: Court Receiver, Court Referee, Partition Referee, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee

Receivership Specialists is more than just court receivers, court referees, partition referees, attorneys, and professional staff with the experience and knowledge you need composed of attorneys, accountants, and real estate brokers. We act as a court appointed Partition Referee in San Diego and throughout California, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado including in the cities and areas of San Diego County including, but not limited to:

Carlsbad | Chula Vista | Coronado | Del Mar | El Cajon | Encinitas | Escondido  | Imperial Beach | La Mesa | La Jolla | Lemon Grove | National City | Oceanside | Poway | San Diego | San Marcos | Santee | Spring Valley | Solana Beach | Vista

For more information or to inquire about having Kevin Singer appointed to your matter, please use our Partition Referee San Diego Contact Form or call 877.755.9064.

Directions to Partition Referee San Diego Office of Receivership Specialists

4660 La Jolla Village Drive
Suite 100
San Diego, California 92122

Here are the directions from DownTown San Diego:

Downtown
San Diego, CA

Get on I-5 S from W C St and 1st Ave
3 min (0.6 mi)

Head east on W C St toward Union St
171 ft

Keep left to stay on W C St
289 ft

Keep left to stay on W C St
282 ft

Turn left onto 1st Ave
75 ft

Keep left to stay on 1st Ave
0.4 mi

Use the right 2 lanes to turn slightly right to merge onto I-5 S
436 ft

Take CA-163 N and I-805 N to Miramar Rd. Take exit 25B from I-805 N
12 min (12.0 mi)

Merge onto I-5 S
0.2 mi

Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 16 to merge onto CA-163 N toward Escondido
6.0 mi

Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 7A to merge onto I-805 N toward Los Angeles
5.4 mi

Use the 2nd from the right lane to take exit 25B for Miramar Rd
0.3 mi

Continue on Miramar Rd to your destination
3 min (0.7 mi)

Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto Miramar Rd
0.2 mi

Continue onto La Jolla Village Dr
0.4 mi

Turn right onto Towne Centre Dr
325 ft

Turn right
167 ft

At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit
161 ft

Slight right
Destination will be on the left
82 ft

Receivership Specialists: Court Appointed Partition Referee: San Diego
4660 La Jolla Village Dr Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92122