Real property judgment lien (recorded abstract) expires 10 years after entry of judgment; record renewal before then to extend

120 months after date of entry of the money judgment, under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 697.310(b); 683.180(a).

Rule text

CCP 697.310(b): "Unless the money judgment is satisfied or the judgment lien is released, subject to Section 683.180 (renewal of judgment), a judgment lien created under this section continues until 10 years from the date of entry of the judgment." CCP 683.180(a): "If a judgment lien on an interest in real property has been created pursuant to a money judgment and the judgment is renewed pursuant to this article, the duration of the judgment lien is extended until 10 years from the date of the filing of the application for renewal if, before the expiration of the judgment lien, a certified copy of the application for renewal is recorded with the county recorder of the county where the real property subject to the judgment lien is located."

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 697.310(b); 683.180(a), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Thursday, November 6, 2036
  1. Trigger (Date of entry of the money judgment): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Add 120 months: Thursday, November 6, 2036.
Rules applied
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 697.310(b); 683.180(a)
CCP 697.310(b): "Unless the money judgment is satisfied or the judgment lien is released, subject to Section 683.180 (renewal of judgment), a judgment lien created under this section continues until 10 years from the date of entry of the judgment." CCP 683.180(a): "If a judgment lien on an interest in real property has been created pursuant to a money judgment and the judgment is renewed pursuant to this article, the duration of the judgment lien is extended until 10 years from the date of the filing of the application for renewal if, before the expiration of the judgment lien, a certified copy of the application for renewal is recorded with the county recorder of the county where the real property subject to the judgment lien is located."
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
  • Runs from entry of JUDGMENT, not from recording of the abstract. To extend, the renewal application must be filed and a certified copy RECORDED in each county before this date. roll none: lien duration expires by operation of law; record earlier if the date falls on a weekend or holiday. Support judgments and CCP 667.7 periodic-payment judgments follow 697.320 (not modeled). 697.310 last amended Stats. 1998, ch. 931, eff. Sept. 28, 1998.
  • 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 of entry of the money judgment on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Sunday, March 15, 2037.

  1. Trigger (Date of entry of the money judgment): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Add 120 months: Sunday, March 15, 2037.
  3. That day is a Sunday, but this date is fixed by the rule and does not move: Sunday, March 15, 2037.

Notes

Runs from entry of JUDGMENT, not from recording of the abstract. To extend, the renewal application must be filed and a certified copy RECORDED in each county before this date. roll none: lien duration expires by operation of law; record earlier if the date falls on a weekend or holiday. Support judgments and CCP 667.7 periodic-payment judgments follow 697.320 (not modeled). 697.310 last amended Stats. 1998, ch. 931, eff. Sept. 28, 1998.

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