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2023 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 6500.

6500. (a) Whenever payment upon either the principal or the interest of any bond is not made to the bondholder when the coupon therefor is due, the holder of the bond, after sending the notice required by subdivision (b), may demand, in writing, that the treasurer proceed to advertise and sell the lot or parcel of land described in the bond as being that upon which the assessment represented by the bond was levied. If the holder of the bond has complied with subdivision (b) and deposits the required amounts, the treasurer shall proceed to advertise and sell the lot or parcel of land as provided in this chapter.
The treasurer may require the holder of the bond to deposit with him an amount of money estimated by the treasurer to be sufficient to reimburse the city for costs incurred in obtaining an abstract of title or title search of the real property to be sold, if the treasurer deems it necessary to determine ownership of the property. Amounts deposited which remain after these expenses have been paid shall be returned to the depositor or his representative.
(b) At least 30 days prior to demanding a sale by the treasurer for nonpayment of either principal or interest upon any delinquent bond on owner-occupied residential property, a bondholder shall send a notice by first-class mail, postage prepaid, of the delinquent amount along with the following notice to the owner of the property. The notice shall be substantially in the following form and be printed in red ink in at least 14-point boldface type:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Dear Property Owner:
Your property located at
_____
(address)
may be sold by the city (or county) because you have not paid what you owe for ________ improvements made in your area.
To be sure to save your property, pay to the city (or county) treasurer the delinquent amount which is overdue or call
by .
(telephone number of
city or county treasurer’s
improvement bond unit)
(date)
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1443, Sec. 1. Effective September 27, 1982. Operative January 1, 1983, by Sec. 8 of Ch. 1443.)
2023 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 6501.

6501. The treasurer shall mail a notice of sale to the owner of any property to be sold for nonpayment of either principal or interest upon any delinquent bond. The notice shall be sent by certified 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 be substantially in the following form and the first paragraph shall be printed in at least 14-point boldface type:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Your property located at
_____ (address)
will soon be sold by the city (or county) unless you pay what you
owe for ____ improvement made in your area. To obtain
information on how to prevent the sale of your property,
immediately call the foreclosure clerk at the city (or county)
treasurer’s office. The telephone number is ____ to arrange for
payment. For more detailed information regarding this matter,
read the following:
“Notice of Sale of Property Delinquent for
Nonpayment of ____ Improvement Bond
“You are hereby notified that Bond ____, Series ____,
representing a lien against Parcel Number ____ (or the legal
description of the property in said bond) located at ____, for
an improvement in the City (or County) of ____, is
delinquent. Unless the amount of the unpaid principal on the
bond, together with interest, penalties, and recordation fee for
filing notice of pendancy, is paid to the city (or county) treasurer
on or before six months after the mailing of this notice, the date
of which being this ____ day of ____, 19__, or unless
the bond is reinstated as provided by Section 6631, the
undersigned will proceed to advertise and sell the lot or parcel
of land in the manner prescribed by law to satisfy the amount of
the bond, interest, penalties, and costs.”
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1443, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1982. Operative January 1, 1983, by Sec. 8 of Ch. 1443.)
2023 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 6501.1.

6501.1. (a) If there is surplus money remaining from the sale after payment of the amount due on the bond, plus interest, penalties, and costs of sale, the treasurer shall hold the surplus money in trust during the period of redemption or until the amount due is paid by a redemptioner. In the event of redemption, the treasurer shall pay to the holder of the certificate of sale the amount of principal, interest, and penalties due on the bond, costs paid by the holder, and any surplus money held in trust. In the event that there is no redemption of the bond during the redemption period, the treasurer shall pay the surplus money in the following order:
(1) To the lienholders of record prior to the issuance of the treasurer’s deed, in the order of their priority;
(2) To the person who was the owner of record prior to the issuance of the treasurer’s deed, if he can be found within a three-year period following such sale, or, if such person cannot be found in such period, to each taxing agency in the same proportion that each agency’s taxes bear to the total taxes.
(b)(1) Written notice of the right to claim surplus money shall be sent to the last known address of any person who had a recorded interest in the property at the time of sale. Such notice shall be sent no later than 90 days after the sale of the property.
(2) If the last known address of a person with a recorded interest in the property is not known, notice shall be published once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Such notice shall commence no later than 60 days after the sale of such property.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 615.)
2023 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 6502.

6502. No sale of property shall be made pursuant to this chapter unless the notices are sent pursuant to Sections 6500, 6501, 6505, and 6505.2. The failure of the property owner to receive or accept the notices does not affect the validity of the sale or invalidate any subsequent act or proceeding.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 475, Sec. 2.)
2023 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 6503.

6503. After the expiration of six months from the time of mailing the notice and upon payment by the holder of the bond to the treasurer of the amounts specified in Section 6505.1, the treasurer shall publish a notice of sale in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the city in which the bond was issued, or if no newspaper is published in the city, then in some newspaper having general circulation therein.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 17.)
2023 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.

6505. (a) The day specified in the notice of sale shall not be less than 45 days from the date of the first publication of the notice.
(b) At least 30 days prior to the sale, a copy of the notice of sale shall be transmitted by the treasurer by certified mail to the bondholder at his last known address.
(c) At least 30 days prior to the sale, the treasurer shall mail, by first-class mail, a copy of the notice of sale and the following notice which shall be printed in at least 14-point boldface type to the property owner as shown on the last equalized roll for taxes and to any other person whose name appears as owner on the records of the county assessor’s office which the county will use to prepare the next assessor’s roll.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Because you have not paid the money you owe to the city (or county) treasurer for ____ improvements made in your area, the treasurer has arranged to sell your property. You must pay off this debt by (day before sale) or your property will be sold.
If you wish to stop this sale and save your property, call the foreclosure clerk at the treasurer’s office, telephone number ____, to arrange for payment of this debt. See the attached notice for further details regarding this sale.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 483.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 NOTICE
Your 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 9 - Contesting Validity of Sales and Deeds for Delinquency › Section 6570.

6570. Within 60 days after the sale of the property for delinquency, the purchaser may send to the person to whom the property is assessed for purposes of taxation as shown upon the last equalized assessment roll of the county in which the property lies, and to the person in whose name, on the date the sale is made, the legal title to the property appears by deed duly recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property lies, by registered mail and first-class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the certificate of sale. Together with the copy of the certificate of sale, a notice shall be sent that is printed in at least 14-point boldface type in the following form:
YOUR PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD
Your property located at ____ has been sold by the treasurer’s office of the city (or county) for nonpayment of ____ improvement assessment.
You have one year from the date this notice was mailed to contest the validity of the sale.
If a copy of the certificate of sale is sent as provided in this section, no action, suit, or proceeding to set aside, cancel, or in any manner attack or question the validity of any sale for delinquency, or any proceedings prior thereto, shall be commenced or maintained by any person unless the same shall be commenced within one year after the date the above notice was mailed. After the year has expired, all persons shall be barred from commencing or prosecuting any such action, suit, or proceeding, and any and all persons shall be barred from asserting or maintaining in any action, suit, or proceeding that the sale, or any proceedings prior thereto, was invalid.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 483.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 9 - Contesting Validity of Sales and Deeds for Delinquency › Section 6571.

6571. Any action, suit, or proceeding attacking or contesting the validity of any deed issued under the provisions of this division, or the validity of the proceedings subsequent to the issuance of the certificate of sale, shall be brought within 12 months after the issuance of the deed, and if the validity of the deed or of the proceedings is not contested within that 12 months’ period, it shall not be thereafter contested or questioned in any action, suit, or proceeding, except that an action, suit, or proceeding with respect to any deed of owner-occupied residential property may be brought within 12 months after discovery of the issuance of the deed or, for owner-occupied residential property sold between January 1, 1969, and January 1, 1979, within 12 months after the enactment of the amendments to this section made during the 1981–82 Regular Session of the Legislature.
A defense to a proceeding pursuant to this section shall be that the current owner of record is a bona fide purchaser for value.
The Legislature finds and declares that the court of appeal in Atkins v. Kessler, 97 Cal. App. 3d 784, held that under the former provisions of this division the statute of limitations in this section could not be raised against an owner in possession of residential real property during the entire period of delinquency and sale because due process was violated. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature that the amendments to this section made during the 1981–82 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be applied retrospectively with respect to any owners in possession of residential real property during the entire period of delinquency and at the time of the sale whose homes were sold pursuant to this act between January 1, 1969, and January 1, 1979.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1443, Sec. 6. Effective September 27, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 9 - Contesting Validity of Sales and Deeds for Delinquency › Section 6572.

6572. If any sale of lands for delinquency in the payment of principal or interest of any bond is held illegal or invalid, or any deed issued to the purchaser at any such sale is held illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, the lands described in the bond shall not be released from the lien of the assessment but shall be and remain subject to further proceedings for the enforcement of the assessment, and the further proceedings may include additional sales or the issuance of new deeds. In any event, however, the lien of the assessment shall continue only until a valid sale is had and a valid deed issued, or until the expiration of two years after such sale or deed is held illegal or invalid, whichever is sooner.
(Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 354.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6610.

6610. As a separate, distinct and cumulative remedy, the holder of any bond upon which any payment either upon the principal or of the interest has become delinquent may, if the city which initiated the proceedings is not a county, at any time after three months after the date it is provided by ordinance or charter of the city that taxes are due, or if a county initiated the proceedings or collects the taxes for the city at any time after four months next succeeding the fourth Monday of September, following the date of delinquency of principal or interest and prior to the expiration of four years after the due date of the last installment upon any bond or of the last principal coupon attached thereto, file and maintain an action to foreclose the lien of the bond and recover the amount due thereon.
No action shall be commenced pursuant to this section until the expiration of 15 days after a notice containing the amount of the payment due, the date the payment is or was due, penalties which may accrue for failure to pay, and notice of the foreclosure action which may occur if payment is not made is mailed, postage prepaid and registered, by the bondholder, or his representative, to the owner of the property at his last known address as it appears on the tax rolls.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1221.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6611.

6611. The action may be brought also at any time following the expiration of 30 days after the service of personal demand for payment upon the owner of the premises. Such demand shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action. If the action is brought costs for the service of the demand shall be allowed in an amount equivalent to the fees prescribed by law for the service of summons.
The demand shall be in substantially the following form:
“Demand for Payment of Street Improvement Bond
You are hereby notified that Bond No. ____ Series No. ____ for an improvement in the City (or County) of ____ is delinquent. Unless the amount of the unpaid principal on said bond together with interest and penalties is paid to the city (or county) treasurer on or before 30 days after the service on you of this demand, the date of such service being this ____ day of ____, 20__, the undersigned will institute suit to foreclose the lien of said bond in the manner prescribed by law.”
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 198, Sec. 14. (AB 3246) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6612.

6612. The action shall be brought in the superior court of the county in which the proceedings were initiated and if the owner of the lot or parcel of land covered by the bond can not with due diligence be found, the service of summons in such action may be had in the manner prescribed by law.
(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6613.

6613. The complaint in the action shall be sufficient if it sets forth a true copy of the bond and makes appropriate allegations regarding the payments made upon the principal and interest of the bond and the mailing of the notice required pursuant to Section 6610. If personal demand for payment is made the complaint shall so allege.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1221.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6614.

6614. The bond, together with proof, either orally by the treasurer or by a certificate signed by him showing the nonpayment of any of the principal or interest upon the bond, shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the plaintiff to recover in the action. If personal demand for payment was made, proof of personal service of the demand shall be required.
(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6615.

6615. The court may adjudge and decree a lien against the lot or parcel of land covered by the bond and cause the premises to be sold as in other cases of the sale of real estate by the process of the court to satisfy and discharge the bond and lien, and the amount of interest and penalties due shall be calculated at the rates and in the manner specified in this part for such calculation of interest and penalties, and shall be calculated and allowed up to the date of judgment. The court having jurisdiction of the action shall also fix and allow a reasonable attorney’s fee for the prosecution of the action.
(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6616.

6616. The plaintiff in the action may also recover the actual cost of any abstract or report of search of title procured in good faith, in order to determine ownership, if it is made by a reputable abstracter or title company, if the abstract or report of search with an affidavit of payment is filed in the action.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 966, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6618.

6618. The action shall be governed and regulated by the provisions of this chapter and by the other provisions of law which are not in conflict herewith.
(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6619.

6619. A written notice of the pendency of any action for recovery on a bond shall be filed with the treasurer. After the filing of such notice the treasurer shall not receive any money on account of the bond and shall have no authority to cancel the entries on the bond in the register or give a discharge of the bond without the written consent of the owner thereof until judgment has been rendered in the action or until it has been dismissed.
Upon the entry of judgment or dismissal of the action the clerk of the court shall forthwith mail to the treasurer a certified copy of the judgment or other evidence sufficient to advise the treasurer of the judgment of the court in the action.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 587. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6620.

6620. If an action is brought for recovery on any bond prior to the time specified in this chapter, the plaintiff shall not recover in such action and the defendant shall be entitled to have and recover such attorney fees as the court deems reasonable, in addition to all taxable costs.
(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6621.

6621. Whenever a bond is foreclosed pursuant to this chapter, the decree of foreclosure shall direct the clerk of the court to deliver the bond sued upon to the treasurer of the city which issued said bond together with a memorandum setting forth the title and number of the action and the fact that the bond has been foreclosed.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 588. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6622.

6622. The treasurer shall cancel the bond upon the records and deliver to the clerk of the court a receipt substantially in the following form:
“Certificate of Cancellation of Street Improvement Bond Series (designating it), in the City (or County) of (naming it).
$/100
No.
I, ____, Treasurer of the City (or County) of ____ do hereby certify that I have received the above bond from the clerk of the Superior Court of ____ (naming county) in that certain foreclosure action entitled ____ vs. ____ No. ____, Superior Court of ____ County; and I have this day canceled said bond on my records, pursuant to the order of the court made in said case.
Dated at _____, this _____ day of _____, 20__.
Treasurer of the City (or County) of
By
Deputy”
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 589. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien › Section 6623.

6623. The clerk of the court shall enter the judgment or decree of foreclosure in the action upon the delivery of the certificate of cancellation.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 590. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 › PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS › CHAPTER 12 - Reinstatement of Bonds › Section 6630.

6630. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, any person owning or having any interest in any property may at any time after commencement of an action or proceeding for sale or foreclosure pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6500) or Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 6610) of this part and before sale of that property to enforce the lien arising thereon for failure to make any payment of the principal or of the interest upon any bond which has become delinquent apply to the treasurer for reinstatement of the bond. As used in this part “commencement of an action or proceeding,” or variants thereof, means the date of filing with the county recorder of a notice of pendency of a sale or foreclosure pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 3120) of Division 4.5 of this code or, if such notice of pendency is not required to be filed with the county recorder, (i) in the case of proceedings for a treasurer’s sale pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6500) of this part, the date of receipt by the treasurer of the written demand provided for by Section 6500, or (ii) in the case of a foreclosure action brought in the superior court pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 6610) of this part, the date of filing the complaint with the clerk of court.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 790.)