8 California Forms of Pleading and Practice--Annotated § 89.27

Summary

• [1] Where Action Is Proper

  An action on a contract or purchase order under the provisions of the Rees-Levering Act must be tried in the county in which one of the following occurs or occurred [Civ. Code § 2984.4(a)]:

  • •The contract or purchase order was in fact signed by the buyer.
  • •The buyer resided at the time the contract or purchase order was entered into.
  • •The buyer resides at the commencement of the action.
  • •The motor vehicle purchased pursuant to the contract or purchase order is permanently garaged.

  In any action involving multiple claims or causes of action, venue is proper in any of the above counties as long as there is at least one claim or cause of action arising from a contract subject to the provisions of the Rees-Levering Act [Civ. Code § 2984.4(a)].

• [2] Affidavit Required

  In any action on a contract or purchase order subject to the Rees-Levering Act, the plaintiff must either [Civ. Code § 2984.4(c); Code Civ. Proc. § 396a(a)]:

  • •File concurrently with the complaint an affidavit (or...