Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle Legal Notices

Quiet-Title Summons Publication — Riverside County

Quiet-title actions almost always involve unknown defendants — "all persons unknown, claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest" — so service by publication under CCP §763.020 is a routine step, not an exception. The catch is the bill: most newspapers price by the column inch, and a quiet-title summons carries the full legal description. We don't.

📰 Publish your quiet-title summons — $324.50 flat →Any legal-description length · all 4 weekly runs + affidavit · optional court e-filing +$35

Flat price vs. per-inch pricing

A quiet-title summons with a metes-and-bounds description can run 30+ column inches. At typical per-inch rates that's $500–$1,500 — and you don't know the number until the paper sets the type. Our price is $324.50 regardless of length: the summons, the complete legal description, the order — all four weekly publications and the signed affidavit included.

The publication step in a quiet-title action

  1. File the complaint (CCP §760.020) and record the lis pendens (CCP §761.010) with the Riverside County Recorder.
  2. Name and attempt service on known defendants; for unknown claimants and un-locatable defendants, apply for an order for service by publication (CCP §415.50 / §763.010).
  3. Publication must run in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is located (CCP §763.020) — for Riverside County property, designate the Hemet Chronicle (adjudicated county-wide, Case MCC2001316).
  4. Upload the order and summons; we publish once a week for 4 successive weeks and deliver the affidavit — or e-file it for $35.

For firms and title companies

Partition actions, HOA lien quiets, tax-deed quiets, easement disputes — if your practice generates recurring publications, bulk submission gets you priority handling, one consolidated invoice, and every affidavit delivered electronically.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to publish a quiet-title summons in Riverside County?
$324.50 flat at the Hemet Chronicle — regardless of how long the legal description is. That covers all 4 required weekly publications and the signed affidavit of publication. Most papers charge by the column inch, which puts a quiet-title summons at $500-$1,500.
Where must a quiet-title summons be published?
CCP §763.020 requires publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is located. For Riverside County property, the Hemet Chronicle is court-adjudicated county-wide (Case MCC2001316).
How many times does a quiet-title summons publish?
Once a week for four successive weeks (CCP §415.50 / Gov. Code §6064). Service on the published defendants is complete 28 days after the first publication.
Do you handle the affidavit of publication?
Yes — the signed affidavit is included and emailed when the run completes, or we e-file it with Riverside Superior Court for $35.

Riverside County legal-notice guides

The Hemet Chronicle and San Jacinto Chronicle are court-adjudicated newspapers of general circulation for Riverside County (Superior Court Cases MCC2001316 / MCC2001738). We are a newspaper, not a law firm; this page is general information, not legal advice.