{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-405.21","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 405.21","heading":"","body":"An attorney of record in an action may sign a notice of pendency of action. Alternatively, a judge of the court in which an action that includes a real property claim is pending may, upon request of a party thereto, approve a notice of pendency of action. A notice of pendency of action shall not be recorded unless (a) it has been signed by the attorney of record, (b) it is signed by a party acting in propria persona and approved by a judge as provided in this section, or (c) the action is subject to Section 405.6.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 4.5. RECORDING NOTICE OF CERTAIN ACTIONS [405. - 405.61.]","CHAPTER 2. Recordation Service and Filing [405.20. - 405.24.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c2faf36dd2512ab37a85defb7993fcea71cd19664f0a5285941406d01a94b5bb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-405.20","next":"us-ca/ccp-405.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}