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CA St & Hwy Code § 6505.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6505.1.

6505.1.  The treasurer shall be under no obligation to publish or mail notice of sale as provided in Sections 6503, 6504, 6505, and 6505.2 unless the bondholder deposits with the treasurer, prior to the issuance of the notice, the following sums and documents:(a) A receipt from the county recorder for the cost of recording notice of pendency of foreclosure as provided by Section 3121.(b) A fee to reimburse the city or county for its estimated reasonable cost of obtaining the name and last known mailing address of, and for mailing notices required by Section 6505.2 to, parties of interest as defined by Section 6505.4. (c) The sum of three dollars ($3) for ascertainment by the treasurer of the name and address of the property owner, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll for taxes, and any person whose name appears as owner on the records of the county assessor’s office which will be used by the county to prepare the next assessor’s roll.(d) Cost of publication of the notice of sale.(e) Treasurer’s fee for issuance of certificate of sale which is hereby fixed at seven dollars ($7).(f) Sheriff’s travel fees, as provided in Section 26746 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 475, Sec. 3.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6505.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6505.2.

6505.2.  (a) Not less than 45 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date of sale, the treasurer shall send notice by registered mail to the last known mailing address, if available, of parties of interest, as defined in Section 6505.4. The content of the notice shall include the date, time, and place of the proposed sale, the amount required to redeem prior to the time of sale, and information regarding the rights of persons to claim surplus money, as defined in Section 6501.1, if the property is sold and surplus money results from the sale. (b) The treasurer shall make a reasonable effort to obtain the name and last known mailing address of parties of interest.(c) The validity of any sale under this chapter is not affected if the treasurer’s reasonable effort fails to disclose the name and last known mailing address of parties of interest or if a party of interest does not receive the mailed notice.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 475, Sec. 4.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6505.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6505.4.

6505.4.  For the purpose of giving notice, as required by Section 6505.2, parties of interest are all of the following:(a) Lienholders of record prior to the issuance of the treasurer’s deed.(b) Any other person who would be vested with title to all, or any portion, of the property to be sold by redemption of the property.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 475, Sec. 5.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6506.

6506.  Any affidavit of publication setting forth a copy of the publication and stating that the publication was made in the newspaper named on specified dates shall be filed with the treasurer and shall be prima facie evidence of the publication of the notice.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 17.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6507.

6507.  The treasurer shall collect the sum of seven dollars ($7) for the issuance of the certificate of sale, which sum shall belong to and be subject to the disposition of the city or county.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 64.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6508.

6508.  If at any time prior to the sale any person interested in the lot or parcel of land described in the notice of sale pays the whole amount of the unpaid principal of the bond, the interest thereon compounded semiannually up to the date of such payment, at the rate named in the bond upon the amount of the principal remaining unpaid for the whole period for which interest has not been paid, and all penalties which have accrued, together with the sums specified in Section 6505.1, except for the fee for the issuance of the certificate of sale, the bond shall be canceled. If redemption of the bond is made by the property owner prior to publication of notice of sale, but after the treasurer has incurred any expense for such publication, the property owner shall pay to the treasurer such expense incurred by the treasurer.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 17.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6508.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6508.2.

6508.2.  Prior to the sale of any owner-occupied residential property, the treasurer or his or her designee shall, in person, make every reasonable effort to meet with the owner-occupant in the office of the treasurer or his or her designee or otherwise speak with the owner-occupant. During this contact, the treasurer or his or her designee shall, in language understandable to the owner-occupant, explain that the property will be sold unless the delinquency is paid. The explanation shall also include a full explanation of the right of redemption.Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any sale pursuant to this act.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1443, Sec. 4. Effective September 27, 1982. Operative January 1, 1983, by Sec. 8 of Ch. 1443.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6509.

6509.  (a) If such payment is not made, the sale shall be made as advertised, and the lot or parcel described in the bond shall be sold to the purchaser who will pay the highest price for the entire lot or parcel of land to be sold, but not less than the higher of (1) the amount due on the bond, together with accrued interest, penalties, and all of the sums specified in the notice of sale that are due in the event of sale, or (2) an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the fair market value of the property.(b) In the event there are no bidders, the bondholder shall be liable for the minimum sales price. Payment to the treasurer at the time of sale need not exceed the amount specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), and the balance, if any, shall be payable at the time the deed is issued.(c) In the event there are no bidders, a certificate of sale for the entire lot or parcel of land described in the bond shall be issued to the bondholder after surrender of the bond, including all unpaid principal and interest coupons, to the treasurer and after payment to the treasurer of the fee of the recorder for recording such certificate, and, if incurred, and if no deposit was made pursuant to Section 6500, the cost of an abstract of title or title search of the real property sold under foreclosure; and also at that time the costs of the sale and other fees previously paid to the treasurer pursuant to Section 6505.1.(d) For the purpose of this section, “fair market value” means the amount, as defined in Section 110 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as determined pursuant to an appraisal of such property by the county assessor within one year immediately preceding the date of the sale, inclusive of the cost of appraisal, notice, recording, and the cost of an abstract of title or title search of such real property, if any. The fair market value as determined by the assessor pursuant to appraisal shall be conclusively presumed in favor of any purchaser or encumbrancer for value of such property.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 615.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6510.

6510.  If through error or otherwise the total amount for which the sale is made is less than that required by the provisions of this chapter, and the holder of the bond either is the purchaser at the sale and elects to accept the certificate of sale hereinafter mentioned, or accepts from the treasurer the sum derived from the sale made to some other purchaser, the fact that the sale was made for less than the amounts specified in this chapter shall not affect or invalidate the sale, and the acceptance of the certificate or of the sum derived from the sale shall be a waiver on the part of the holder of the bond, and in such case the amount received on the sale shall be the amount upon which redemption from the sale shall be calculated the same as if the sale had been made for the full amount authorized by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6511.

6511.  The treasurer, before delivering any certificate of sale, shall enter the following data in a book kept in his office for that purpose:(a) The date, number, and series of the bond.(b) A description of the land sold corresponding with the description of the certificate of sale.(c) The date of sale, the purchaser’s name, and the amount paid.He shall regularly number the descriptions on the margin of the book, and put a corresponding number on each certificate. He shall enter on the record of the bond the words: “Canceled by sale of the property,” giving the date of such sale.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6512.

6512.  Such book shall be open to public inspection during office hours when not in actual use.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6513.

6513.  The treasurer shall issue for each sale an original and a duplicate certificate of sale containing:(a) The date, number and series of the bond under which the sale was made,(b) A description of the land sold, and(c) The date of the sale, the purchaser’s name, a statement that the property was sold in accordance with the provisions of Section 6509, and the number of the certificate.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 615.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6514.

6514.  The treasurer shall deliver the original certificate of sale to the purchaser and shall record the duplicate in the office of the recorder of the county in which the land sold is situated.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6515 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6515.

6515.  At any time after its delivery to him the legal holder of the certificate of sale may pay any general taxes, street improvement assessments, or any other tax or statutory lien upon the property described in the certificate of sale which may be prior to his lien or he may redeem the property from any sale made in the collection or enforcement of such general taxes, or foreclosing street improvement assessments or other tax or statutory liens.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6516.

6516.  Upon production by the holder of the certificate of sale of the official receipt for the amounts so paid by him, the treasurer shall make an indorsement upon the certificate of sale showing that receipts have been so produced and stating the nature of the tax or lien paid, and the amount thereof. He shall also make a like entry in the book containing the bond record and shall collect the amount so entered as a part of the amount represented by the certificate of sale together with interest thereon at the same rate as provided on the purchase money for redemption.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6517 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6517.

6517.  Immediately on the sale, the purchaser shall become vested with a lien on the property sold to him, to the extent of his bid. He may only be divested of that lien by redemption.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6518 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency|Section 6518.

6518.  The holder of a certificate of sale, upon assignment of such certificate shall immediately notify the treasurer thereof, giving the name and address of the assignee and shall endorse such assignment on the certificate of sale.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 653.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 7 - Redemption of Delinquent Property|Section 6530.

6530.  A redemption of the property sold may be made by the owner or any party in interest within 12 months from the date of purchase, or at any time prior to the application by the purchaser for a deed. Redemption shall be made in lawful money of the United States.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6530.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 7 - Redemption of Delinquent Property|Section 6530.5.

6530.5.  The treasurer, within 10 days of the issuance of the certificate of sale, shall mail a notice to the owner of the property sold pursuant to this chapter. The notice shall be sent by first-class mail to the owner of the property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to any person whose name appears as an owner on the records of the county assessor’s office which the county assessor will use to prepare the next assessor’s roll. The notice shall state the following in at least 14-point boldface type: IMPORTANT NOTICEYour property located at ____ has been sold by the city (or county) treasurer because you did not pay for ____ improvements made in your area. You still have at least 11 months to pay $ (amount) which you owe plus penalties, interests, and costs. YOU CAN STILL SAVE YOUR PROPERTY. Contact the foreclosure clerk at the treasurer’s office to find out the exact amount due. The telephone number is ____. If you do not pay this debt, you will lose your property and all the money you have invested in it. Act now! (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 483.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 7 - Redemption of Delinquent Property|Section 6531.

6531.  Redemption can be made only by the payment to the treasurer of the following, together with interest at the rate of 1 percent a month from the date of sale:(a) The amount due on the bond and costs.(b) The moneys paid for taxes, street improvement assessments, or other taxes or statutory liens or to redeem the property from any sale in the collection or enforcement of any of the liens.(c) The fee of the recorder for recording the certificate of sale and for filing the notice of pendency of sale or foreclosure pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 3120) of Division 4.5.(d) If incurred, the cost of an abstract of title or title search of the real property sold under foreclosure.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 483.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 7 - Redemption of Delinquent Property|Section 6532.

6532.  When the redemption is made to the treasurer he shall mark the word: “Redeemed,” the date and by whom redeemed on the margin of the book where the entry of the certificate of sale is made. He shall credit the amount paid to the purchaser named in the certificate, and pay the money to the purchaser, or his assignee, upon the surrender of the certificate of sale, and upon satisfactory proof of an assignment thereof, if the certificate has been assigned.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 8 - Conveyance of Unredeemed Property|Section 6551.

6551.  The owner of the property shall have the right of redemption until such notice is given and the deed applied for, upon the payment of the fees, penalties and costs as required, or if no deed is applied for, until four years after the date of the issuance of the certificate of sale at which time the certificate of sale would be conclusively presumed to be redeemed.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 17.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 8 - Conveyance of Unredeemed Property|Section 6552.

6552.  No deed to the property sold shall be issued by the treasurer to the purchaser until the treasurer has filed for the record an affidavit showing that the required notices have been given. The affidavit shall be filed and preserved by the treasurer with other records kept by him in his office.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 17.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 8 - Conveyance of Unredeemed Property|Section 6554.

6554.  If the property is not redeemed within the time allowed the treasurer shall upon application of the purchaser or his assignee make a deed to the property, reciting in the deed substantially the matter contained in the certificate of sale, and that no person has redeemed the property during the time allowed for its redemption. The treasurer shall be entitled to receive seven dollars ($7) from the purchaser for making the deed. All money so received by the treasurer shall be deposited in the treasury for the use of the city after payment has been made therefrom for the acknowledgement of the deed.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 797.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 8 - Conveyance of Unredeemed Property|Section 6555.

6555.  The deed of the treasurer, when duly acknowledged or proved, is primary evidence of the regularity of all proceedings theretofore had, and conveys to the grantee the absolute title to the lands described therein, as of the date of the expiration of the period for redemption, free of all encumbrances, except:(a) The lien for general taxes or ad valorem assessments in the nature of and collected as taxes levied by the state or county, city, special district or other local agency.(b) The lien of any special assessment or assessments the lien date of which is prior in time to the lien date of the assessment for which the deed is issued. (c) Easements constituting servitudes upon or burdens to said lands.(d) Water rights, the record title to which is held separately from the title to said lands.(e) Restrictions of record.If the treasurer of another city, as city is defined by Section 5005, has issued subordinate bonds, as defined by Section 5373, against the same property upon which the treasurer’s deed was issued, then the treasurer of the other city shall cancel the subordinate bonds and enter upon the bond register the notation “canceled by foreclosure of prior lien,” provided that he is notified of the issuance of the deed by the owner of the deed.If the superintendent of streets of another city, as city is defined in Section 5005, has issued subordinate assessments, as defined by Section 5373, against the same property upon which such treasurer’s deed was issued, then the superintendent of streets shall cancel the subordinate assessments and enter upon the assessment roll the notation “canceled by foreclosure of prior lien,” provided that he is notified of the issuance of the deed by the owner of the deed.If the treasurer has issued subordinate bonds, as defined by Section 5373, against the same property upon which the treasurer’s deed is issued, then the treasurer shall cancel the subordinate bonds, and enter upon the bond register the notation “canceled by foreclosure of prior lien.” If the superintendent of streets has issued subordinate assessments, as defined by Section 5373, against the same property upon which such treasurer’s deed is issued, then the superintendent of streets shall cancel the subordinate assessments and enter upon the assessment roll the notation “canceled by foreclosure of prior lien,” provided that he is notified of the issuance of the treasurer’s deed by either the treasurer or the owner of the deed.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 679.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 6556 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911|PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS|CHAPTER 8 - Conveyance of Unredeemed Property|Section 6556.

6556.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the purchaser of owner-occupied residential property at a sale under Section 6509, or an assignee or transferee of the purchaser, has not applied for the deed to the property and recorded the deed in the office of the county recorder in which the property lies, within 16 months of the date of issuance of the certificate of sale, the certificate of sale and the deed are void and neither the certificate of sale nor the deed shall have any legal effect.This section shall apply to sales held after the effective date of this section.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1443, Sec. 5. Effective September 27, 1982.)