ARTICLE 2. Contracts of Referee [873.110. - 873.160.]

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP 2.

in effect

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 873.110. Section 873.110.

Subject to the limitations of this article, the court may: (a) Authorize or approve contracts of the referee for the services and expenses of surveyors, engineers, appraisers, attorneys, real estate brokers, auctioneers, and others. (b) Allow and direct payment of or reject claims under such contracts. (c) Provide for the date of commencement of any lien provided by law or contract for such claims.

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 873.120. Section 873.120.

(a) The referee may employ an attorney only with the approval of the court pursuant to Section 873.110. (b) The application for approval shall be in writing and shall include the name of the attorney whom the referee wishes to employ and the necessity for the employment. (c) The attorney so employed may not be attorney for, or associated with or employed by an attorney for, any party to the action except with the written consent of all the parties to the action. (d) Any claim for compensation for the attorney shall detail the services performed by the attorney.

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 873.130. Section 873.130.

The referee may, with the approval of the court pursuant to Section 873.110, employ a surveyor with the necessary assistants to aid in making a sale or division of property.

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 873.140. Section 873.140.

The referee may, with the approval of the court pursuant to Section 873.110, employ an auctioneer, authorized to act as such in the locality, to conduct a public auction and to secure purchasers by such method for any property to be sold at public auction.

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 873.150. Section 873.150.

A contract for the services of an attorney, surveyor, auctioneer, or other third person may provide for the accrual of interest at a rate not in excess of the legal rate for amounts due under the contract that are not paid within three months after the time they become due and payable.

Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 873.160. Section 873.160.

The referee is not personally liable on contracts made, or for expenses incurred, except as such liability is expressly assumed by the referee in writing.

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