(a)The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the judgment, with interest thereon, in not exceeding 10 equal annual installments if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1)The governing body of the local public entity has adopted an ordinance or resolution finding that an unreasonable hardship will result unless the judgment is paid in installments.
(2)The court, after hearing, has found that payment of the judgment in installments as ordered by the court is necessary to avoid an unreasonable hardship.
(b)Each installment payment shall be of an equal amount, consisting of a portion of the principal of the judgment and the unpaid interest on the judgment to the date of the payment. The local public entity, in its discretion, may prepay any one or more installments or any part of an installment.
Notes of Decisions
Whittier Redevelopment Agency v. Oceanic Arts, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2422 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995).
· cites it 3× “(a)(1); Gov. Code, § 970.6, subd. (a).) Again, plaintiff is treated no differently than a plaintiff seeking postjudgment possession of the property.”
Cmty. Redevelopment Agcy v. Force Elec., 55 Cal. App. 4th 622 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997).
“) Specifically, Government Code section 970.6 provides for spreading payments over a 10-year period: "(a) The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the judgment, with interest thereon, in not exceeding 10 equal annual installments if both of the…”
F & L FARM CO. v. City Council, 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6142 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998).
“” Government Code section 970.6, to which the trial court also referred, provides: “(a) The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the judgment, with interest thereon, in not exceeding 10 equal annual installments if both of the following…”
City of Fresno v. Pinedale Cnty. Water Dist. CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025).
“5 The register of actions shows that on April 23, 2024, before the District filed the notice of appeal, the District filed a motion to make installment payments under Government Code section 970.6, a tentative ruling was issued on May 29, 2024, after this appeal was filed, and a…”
Cmty. Redevelopment Agency of Hawthorne v. Force Elecs., 55 Cal. App. 2d 622 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997).
“) Specifically, Government Code section 970.6 provides for spreading payments over a 10-year period: “(a) The court which enters the judgment shall order that the governing body pay the judgment, with interest thereon, in not exceeding 10 equal annual installments if both of the…”
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