Execution sale of real property: notice of sale may not be given until 120 days after notice of levy was served on the judgment debtor

120 days after date notice of levy on the interest in real property was served on the judgment debtor, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 701.545.

Rule text

CCP 701.545: "Notice of sale of an interest in real property, other than a leasehold estate with an unexpired term of less than two years at the time of levy, may not be given pursuant to Section 701.540 until the expiration of 120 days after the date notice of levy on the interest in real property was served on the judgment debtor."

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 701.545, official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Tuesday, March 9, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date notice of levy on the interest in real property was served on the judgment debtor): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Saturday, March 6, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, March 8, 2027 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
  4. The period includes its last day, so the earliest day to act is the next court day: Tuesday, March 9, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 701.545
CCP 701.545: "Notice of sale of an interest in real property, other than a leasehold estate with an unexpired term of less than two years at the time of levy, may not be given pursuant to Section 701.540 until the expiration of 120 days after the date notice of levy on the interest in real property was served on the judgment debtor."
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135."
Official source
  • Earliest date notice of sale may be given is the day after the 120th day ('until the expiration of'). Does not apply to a leasehold with less than two years remaining at levy. For a dwelling, the homestead order-for-sale rules (704.740 et seq.) also apply.
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date notice of levy on the interest in real property was served on the judgment debtor on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Wednesday, July 14, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date notice of levy on the interest in real property was served on the judgment debtor): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Tuesday, July 13, 2027.
  3. The period includes its last day, so the earliest day to act is the next court day: Wednesday, July 14, 2027.

Notes

Earliest date notice of sale may be given is the day after the 120th day ('until the expiration of'). Does not apply to a leasehold with less than two years remaining at levy. For a dwelling, the homestead order-for-sale rules (704.740 et seq.) also apply.

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