Article 1. General Provisions of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 1.

As used in this chapter, "taxes" includes assessments.

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 includes such a county treasurer acting with the consent of the board of trustees of the reclamation district.

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 Safety Code.
  (b) "Nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit organization incorporated pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code for the purpose of acquisition of either of the following:
  (1) Single-family or multifamily dwellings for rehabilitation and sale or rent to low-income persons, or for other use to serve low-income persons.
  (2) Vacant land for construction of residential dwellings and subsequent sale or rent to low-income persons, for other use to serve low-income persons, or for dedication of that vacant land to public use.
  (c) "Rehabilitation" means repairs and improvements to a substandard building, as defined in Section 17920.3 of the Health and Safety Code, necessary to make it a building that is not a substandard building.

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 district the taxes of which are collected by county officers, the city or taxing agency or revenue district has all the rights under this chapter of a taxing agency to which property has been deeded for taxes.

The State has all the rights under this chapter of a taxing agency to which property has been deeded for taxes.

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 governing body of any city in which such property may be located and such price shall be paid to the county tax collector for distribution.

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 unless the taxing agency deposits into the applicable tax certificate redemption fund, held by the tax collector, the total amount required to be paid to the holder of the tax certificate pursuant to Section 4527.