Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist. · Court of Appeal opinion · January 1, 1999
Related by Seller Proceeds + Disbursement Authorization · Seller ProceedsCourt record Court of Appeal opinion
Castillo v. Express Escrow — California Court of Appeal
California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six · B186306
AmountNot statedAmount not stated in reviewed source.
ResultCourt of Appeal opinionCourt ruling
HingeSeller ProceedsTeaches statutory dispute-notice duties for California mobile-home escrows and that form escrow instructions cannot waive Health and Safety Code deposit-hold requirements.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Teaches statutory dispute-notice duties for California mobile-home escrows and that form escrow instructions cannot waive Health and Safety Code deposit-hold requirements.
Limit before takeaway
Published appellate opinion only. Plaza Home Mortgage v. North American Title (2010) D054685 (supporting link) on post-close lender escrow disbursement duties.
- Court / region
- Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist. Div. 6
- Case number
- B186306
- Filed
- January 1, 2007
- Source record
- Court opinion
- Procedural posture
- Court of Appeal opinion
- Money movement stage
- Seller proceeds stage
- Record gap
- Release-decision gap
- Strongest reviewed source
- Published opinion
- Allegation / finding status
- Court ruling
- Disposition
- Court of Appeal opinion
- Last posture checked
- 2026-05-31
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-31
What happened
Court held an escrow agent that received a copy of the buyers' dispute letter before closing a mobile-home purchase escrow had to hold deposit funds under Health and Safety Code section 18035 despite form instructions allowing completion when conditions were met.
What it hinged on
Seller Proceeds. Teaches statutory dispute-notice duties for California mobile-home escrows and that form escrow instructions cannot waive Health and Safety Code deposit-hold requirements.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Court of Appeal opinion
Why this belongs here
Teaches statutory dispute-notice duties for California mobile-home escrows and that form escrow instructions cannot waive Health and Safety Code deposit-hold requirements.
Documents to inspect
- Seller instructions
- Authorization request
- Callback log
- Wire confirmation
- Closing statement
- Escrow instructions
This list is inferred from the topic pattern, not asserted as an extracted document list for this case.
What the file needed to show
Current reviewed metadata frames the file issue this way:
Teaches statutory dispute-notice duties for California mobile-home escrows and that form escrow instructions cannot waive Health and Safety Code deposit-hold requirements.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 2007
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
Topics
Seller Proceeds·Disbursement Authorization
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Limit: Published appellate opinion only. Plaza Home Mortgage v. North American Title (2010) D054685 (supporting link) on post-close lender escrow disbursement duties.
Reviewed California court records with source links. Allegations are not findings.