Article 2. Payments of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.

Any person may apply to the tax collector to satisfy and remove any lien by paying the sum of the following:
  (a) The sum of the amounts computed by multiplying the assessed value of the personal property, or leasehold improvements, or possessory interests by the applicable tax rate for each of the years for which it was delinquent, if the lien sought to be removed was created by a determination of the value of personal property, or leasehold improvements, or possessory interests; or the sum of the amounts of the lien of the special assessment for each of the years for which it was delinquent; or the sum of the amounts of any other lien authorized by law to be levied against real property for each of the years for which it was delinquent.
  (b) Delinquent penalties in an amount which bear the same proportion to the delinquent penalties in the whole assessment as the amount of the lien bears to the total taxes levied in the whole assessment for each of the years for which it was delinquent.
  (c) Costs computed in the same manner as provided for the computation of delinquent penalties.
  (d) Redemption penalties computed on the amount of the lien for each of the years for which it was delinquent.
  (e) The redemption fee provided for in this part, if the payment of the lien satisfies and removes all taxes levied against the parcel.

Where delinquent taxes are being paid in installments, and a lien is sought to be satisfied and removed under this chapter, there shall be credited on the amount required to satisfy and remove the lien an amount which bears the same proportion to the amount which has been paid in installments on the whole assessment as the amount required to satisfy and remove the lien, excepting the redemption fee, bears to the amount necessary to redeem the whole assessment, excepting the redemption fee.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a deficiency in the payment of taxes due and payable pursuant to this part, the tax collector, with the approval of the board of supervisors, may accept partial payments from the taxpayer. The partial payments shall be applied first to all penalties, interest, and costs, and the balance, if any, shall be applied to the taxes due. The difference between the amount paid by the taxpayer and the amount due shall be treated as a delinquent tax in the same manner as any other defaulted tax.
  (b) Partial payments made pursuant to this section shall not be deemed a redemption, a partial redemption, or an installment payment under this part and they shall not alter either the date upon which the property became tax defaulted or the date the property becomes subject to a power of sale.
  (c) These partial payments shall not be construed as altering the amount of defaulted taxes for purposes of publications.
  (d) An election may be made by the taxpayer to pay the delinquent taxes in installments under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 4186) and, if so, the installment payment shall be based upon the balance of the redemption amount determined pursuant to this section.
  (e) When the taxpayer requests a partial payment, or when the tax collector receives such a payment, the tax collector shall inform the taxpayer of the provisions of subdivision (b) by return mail.