The proceeds of a resale shall be applied (1) to the payment of the expenses thereof, (2) to the payment of any expenses of retaking, including reasonable attorney’s fees actually incurred, and of any expenses of keeping, storing, repairing, reconditioning or preparing the goods for sale to which the holder may be entitled, (3) to the satisfaction of the balance due under the contract. Any sum remaining after the satisfaction of such claims shall be paid to the buyer.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1812.4
Repossession and Resale
Known as the Unruh Act
The act spans §§ 1801–1812 (87 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Elster's Sales v. El Bodrero Hotel, Inc. (1967)
Most recently applied in 58 Cal. App. 3d 281 - Cessna Finance Corp. v. Pivo (May 1976)
Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 201.
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