CHAPTER 8. Deed to State, County or Public Agencies [3771. - 3841.]

Heading of Chapter 8 amended by Stats. 1940, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 47.

§§ 3771–3841 · 37 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 3771–3776 · 7 sections

   • § 3771 As used in this chapter, “taxes” includes assessments.
   • § 3772 As used in this chapter, “taxing agency” includes a county treasurer acting as trustee for a reclamation district and the “governing body” of a taxing agency…
   • § 3772.5 For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Low-income persons” means persons and families of low or moderate income, as defined by Section 50093 of the Health and…
   • § 3773 Whenever property becomes subject to a power of sale pursuant to Section 3691 for taxes, including taxes levied by a city or any taxing agency or for a revenue…
   • § 3774 The State has all the rights under this chapter of a taxing agency to which property has been deeded for taxes.
   • § 3775 Whenever the county or the State is the purchaser the price shall be agreed upon between the county board of supervisors and the State Controller and the…
   • § 3776 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no parcel for which a tax certificate has been sold and not canceled shall be sold or deeded to any taxing agency…
2. ARTICLE 2. Purchase from the State §§ 3791–3813 · 29 sections

   • § 3791 Whenever property tax defaulted for five years or more, or three years or more in the case of nonresidential commercial property, as defined in Section 3691,…
   • § 3791.3 Whenever property has been tax defaulted for five years or more, or three years or more in the case of nonresidential commercial property, as defined in…
   • § 3791.4 (a) When residential or vacant property has been tax defaulted for five years or more, or three years or more after the property has become tax defaulted and…
   • § 3791.5 Any agreement under this chapter may include a provision for payment to the county treasurer while the property is in public ownership and rented, leased, or…
   • § 3792 If property tax defaulted for more than five years, or more than three years in the case of nonresidential commercial property, as defined in Section 3691, in…
   • § 3793 Any agreement under this article may: (a) Cover any tax-defaulted property without regard to the boundaries of the parcels which were assessed. (b) Provide for…
   • § 3793.1 (a) The sales price of any property sold under this article shall include, at a minimum, the amounts of all of the following: (1) All defaulted taxes and…
   • § 3794 No option to purchase property under this article shall be given for longer than three years.
   • § 3794.3 (a) A sale under this chapter shall take place only if approved by the board of supervisors. (b) The board of supervisors shall not approve a sale under this…
   • § 3795 The agreement shall be submitted to the Controller. If he or she does not approve the agreement, he or she shall return the agreement to each party with a…
   • § 3795.5 In the case of an agreement involving a nonprofit organization, the board of supervisors may establish conditions of sale, including reporting, to assure the…
   • § 3796 By written authorization, the Controller shall then direct the county tax collector to cause notice of the agreement to be given.
   • § 3797 The notice of agreement shall state: (a) A description of the property substantially as described in the agreement. (b) The name of the last assessee of the…
   • § 3798 The notice of agreement shall be published once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, or, if none,…
   • § 3798.1 If in the judgment of the board of supervisors any property to be sold under this chapter would bring at auction less than the cost of publication in a…
   • § 3799 The tax collector shall mail a copy of the notice not less than 45 nor more than 60 days prior to the effective date of the agreement, by registered mail to…
   • § 3800 The cost of giving the notice of agreement shall be paid by the taxing agency or nonprofit organization by which the property is to be or may be purchased.
   • § 3801 An affidavit showing that the notice of agreement has been given as prescribed shall be filed in the office of the county tax collector.
   • § 3802 The agreement shall become effective no sooner than 5:01 p.m. on the 21st day after the first publication of the notice of agreement.
   • § 3803 If not previously terminated, all rights to redeem the property shall terminate on the date and at the time the agreement becomes effective. If all or any…
   • § 3804 (a) If any portion of the property is not so redeemed, the tax collector shall, without charge, execute to the purchaser a deed of the property as to which…
   • § 3804.2 If a deed to the purchaser contains a clerical error or misstatement of fact, a corrected deed shall be issued by the tax collector and recorded with the…
   • § 3805 In addition to the usual provisions of a deed conveying real property, the deed shall specify: (a) That the real property was subject to a power of sale…
   • § 3806 Except as against actual fraud, the deed is conclusive evidence of compliance with this article and otherwise has the same effect as evidence and as a…
   • § 3808 Any payment required by an agreement under this chapter shall be made to the county tax collector and, except as provided for in Section 3791.5, shall be…
   • § 3809 A proceeding based on alleged invalidity or irregularity of any agreement or deed executed under this article can only be commenced within one year after the…
   • § 3810 A defense or cross-complaint based on the alleged invalidity or irregularity of any agreement or deed executed under this article can only be maintained in a…
   • § 3811 On execution of the deed to the taxing agency or nonprofit organization, the tax collector shall report the following to the Controller, the assessor, and the…
   • § 3813 The tax collector shall note the fact and date of a sale under this chapter on the margin of each delinquent and current roll on which the property appears,…
3. ARTICLE 3. Sales Between Taxing Agencies § 3841 · 1 section

   • § 3841 If any property, whether subject to a power of sale pursuant to Section 3691 or not, is deeded for taxes to two or more taxing agencies, any one or more of…