Article 6. Redemption of California Water Code >> Division 14. >> Part 9. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 6.

Any person interested in property sold for nonpayment of assessments may redeem it at any time within three years after the date of the sale even though the district may be in process of dissolution or may have already been dissolved.

The redemptioner shall pay to the county treasurer the amount for which the property was sold, interest on the sum at the rate of 9 percent per year from the date of the sale (but not less than three-fourths of 1 percent for any portion of a month), recorder' s fees in recording the certificate of sale and certificate of redemption, and costs of publication required by Section 46730. The amount shall be credited to the proper fund of the district or paid to the person holding the certificate of sale to the property sought to be redeemed.

If no redemption is made within three years from the date of sale, the purchaser or the district, if the property shall have been sold to the district, or the assignees or transferees of the district, shall be entitled to a deed executed by the county treasurer even though the district may be in the process of dissolution or may have already been dissolved, after having made demand upon the county treasurer as required by Section 46788.1 and after the county treasurer has given the notice required by Section 46788.1. The right of redemption shall terminate upon recording of the deed to the property.

After receiving a demand for a deed pursuant to Section 46788, and not less than 45 days nor more than 60 days before delivery of a deed pursuant to that demand, the county treasurer shall publish once a week for two consecutive weeks in each affected county a notice which shall contain all of the following:
  (a) The date of the notice.
  (b) A statement that as of a stated date, three years or more will have elapsed since the property or properties described in the notice were sold pursuant to this chapter.
  (c) A statement that on the stated date, the purchaser demanded delivery of a deed to the property.
  (d) A statement that unless sooner redeemed, a deed to the property will be delivered to the purchaser.
  (e) The date and time at which the deed will be executed and delivered.
  (f) A statement that if the deed is executed and delivered, the right of redemption will terminate.
  (g) The name, address, and telephone number of the official who will furnish all information concerning redemption.
  (h) The fiscal year or years for which the delinquent assessments were levied.
  (i) A description of the property.
  (j) The amount required to redeem, which shall include the amount specified in Section 46788.3.
  (k) The name of the assessee on the current assessment book of the district.

After the first publication of the notice required by Section 46788.1, and not less than 45 days nor more than 60 days before the date specified in that notice for the delivery of a deed, the county treasurer, or the district, if it was the purchaser, shall send by certified mail to each of the parties of interest, as specified in this section, at his or her last known address, a copy of the notice published pursuant to Section 46788.1. The county treasurer, or the district, if it was the purchaser, shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the names and addresses of each of the parties of interest. For the purposes of this section, a "party of interest" is the holder of any interest in the delinquent property which would be terminated by execution and delivery of a deed.

Upon first publication of the notice required by Section 46788.1, there shall be added to the amount to redeem as provided in Section 46786 the sum of the following:
  (a) The cost of publication of the notice required by Section 46788.1.
  (b) The cost of ascertaining the parties of interest, including the cost of any title reports.

The effect of the deed shall be to convey the property free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except state, county, and municipal taxes, assessments or taxes levied or assessed by or under statutory authority, and any district assessment or portion thereof remaining unpaid at the date of the sale, each installment of which may be called and collected as provided in this division.

In any district having no outstanding bonds issued prior to September 15, 1935, any parcel of land heretofore deeded to the district by the county treasurer, as provided in this division, the title to which still remains in the district, and any parcel of land which is hereafter deeded to the district by the county treasurer may, without notice, be sold and conveyed by the board at private sale to the owner of record at the date of the treasurer's deed to the district or to the owner's successor in interest, upon his paying to the district the amount for which the same was struck off to the district with interest thereon at the rate of 7 percent per year from the date of the delinquent sale, together with any call that has been made upon any prior or subsequent assessment.

The deed executed by the district shall convey the property free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except as provided in this article for a deed by the county treasurer to the district.

The district may sell property deeded to it for nonpayment of assessments at any time at a public auction after notice given for the same period and in the same manner as provided in Article 4 of this chapter for sale of delinquent assessments. The district shall have the right to reject any or all bids.

The deed executed by the district shall convey the property free from all encumbrances except as provided in this article for a deed by the county treasurer to the district.

The district may also dispose of property acquired by it for nonpayment of assessments at a private sale, without any notice, when the district is in the process of dissolution and such sale is deemed for the best interests of the district. The consideration received from such sale may be past or present consideration, but shall not be less than the sum for which the property was sold to the district with interest at 7 percent per year.

In any case where a district in the process of dissolution has sold and transferred any of its property at such a private sale prior to August 14, 1931, for valuable consideration, such sale and transfer is hereby validated and approved.

Any action or proceeding, based on the alleged invalidity or irregularity of a deed executed by the county treasurer to the district or based on the alleged ineffectiveness of the deed to convey the absolute title to the property described in it, may be commenced only within 180 days after the recordation of the deed.

An action or proceeding based on the alleged invalidity or irregularity of any agreement of sale, deed, lease, or option executed by a district in connection with land deeded to it by the county treasurer or based on the alleged ineffectiveness of the instrument to convey or affect the title to the land described in it may be commenced only within 180 days after the execution of the instrument by the district.