Consider a Property Management Agreement: If co-owners can't agree, propose a neutral third party to manage the property. This Exchange Agreement and Escrow Instructions ("Agreement") is entered into as of.Solving Joint Ownership Problems in Compton. Use a Mediator: If direct negotiations stall, a neutral third party can often help break deadlocks. A waiver of the right to partition is extremely rare and requires specific circumstances rarely seen in coowned real estate in California. A California partition action happens when one co-owner of real property wants to sell but other co-owners do not want to sell their ownership rights. A completed and originally executed Preliminary Change.