Section 16472.1 Of Article 3. Utility Works And Services From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 16469 to 16472, inclusive,
and as an alternative to the procedures specified in those sections,
a district may provide by resolution or ordinance that delinquent
water charges and interest and penalties thereon constitute a lien on
the real property served to the extent that the property is owned by
the person or entity receiving the service, when a certificate is
recorded pursuant to this section, which shall continue in effect
until the amount of charges, interest, and penalties are paid or the
property is sold to satisfy the charges, interest, and penalties. No
lien may be created under this section on any publicly owned
property.
(b) A lien pursuant to this section attaches when the district
files for record in the office of the county recorder a certificate
specifying the amount of charges, interest, and penalties due; the
name of the owner of record of the property who received the water
service; the legal description of the property served; and the fact
that the district has complied with all provisions of this part in
the determination of the charges, interest, and penalties due. From
the time of recordation of the certificate, the charges, interest,
and penalties constitute a lien on the property. Within 30 days of
receipt of payment of all costs specified in subdivision (a), or
within 30 days of a demand by an escrow agent in the event of a
voluntary sale, the district shall record in the office of the county
recorder a release of the lien created by this section.
(c) The county recorder shall charge the district the fees
specified in Sections 27361 and 27361.4 of the Government Code for
recording any certificate pursuant to subdivision (b), which
certificate shall be indexed to the name of the property owner as
grantor and the district as grantee.
(d) This section is in addition to any other remedies available to
a district.