Are Superior Court receiver forms standard and used uniformly throughout the state?

The only standard forms deal with rents, issues & profits receiverships. They are available through the California Judicial Council website: courts.ca.gov/forms. Some judges try to use the forms for equity receiverships, but it never works.

My firm is interested in becoming a court-appointed receiver in the State of California but we are unsure as to the qualifications and/or prerequisites that one must have to become a receiver. Are you able to point me the right direction as to what we would need to have in order to become a certified court-appointed receiver?


Join the California Receivers Forum and come to programs to learn how to be a receiver. Receivers are not certified. They are nominated by one of the parties to the litigation or, rarely, appointed from the bench. A firm cannot be a receiver… only individuals can be appointed. They must obtain a bond and file an oath with the court.

My question is regarding bonding. Our firm has not yet been required to be bonded in order to handle a commercial real estate property as the receiver. That said, I have heard that lenders will sometimes ask for this when rents are to be collected. Is that true? If so does the forum recommend a company or companies that offer this type of bonding service? Any gauge on how lenders determine the amount of the bond needed?

California law requires that receivers post a bond with the court. The bond has nothing to do with a lender. It is generally based on monthly cash flow through the receivership. Support vendors can often be found on receivers.org or in the Receivership News.

I represent a print manufacturer in San Diego and we are interested in finding printers that have gone into receivership. Can you tell me how I might find this information?

Have an attorney do a litigation search in the appropriate county.

I am currently involved in a case wherein a partition judgment should be forthcoming. I wonder if you could provide me with a fee structure for selling a four-unit apartment building.


Partition referees’ fees are generally hourly and vary depending on a referee’s experience.

My company purchases used IT equipment and also resells equipment. I’d like to know how we could purchase data center/IT equipment from companies that are in receivership.


The purpose of the California Receivers Forum is educational, to raise the professionalism within the receivership community and to share information. It is not a source of information on specific litigation or assets of a receivership estate.