Section 6550 Of Chapter 8. Conveyance Of Unredeemed Property From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 7. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 8.
6550
. In order to obtain a deed, the purchaser of the property or
his assignees shall, 60 days prior to the expiration of the time of
redemption, or 60 days before the date of his application for a deed,
request the treasurer to send a written notice by certified mail,
postage prepaid, to the owner of the property purchased, stating his
intention to apply for a deed to the property purchased. In addition,
the treasurer shall have the notice described in this section served
upon the property owner by a process server pursuant to Section
415.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure and verified pursuant to
Section 2009 of that code. The term "owner", as used in this section,
is the name and address of the property owner as shown on the last
equalized roll for taxes, and any person whose name appears as owner
on the records of the county assessor's office which the county will
use to prepare the next assessor's roll. However, if the owner of the
property has not been personally served at the end of 60 days after
posting the notice required by this section, and if reasonable
diligence has been used to find and serve the owner, the notices
mailed and posted pursuant to this section shall be deemed adequate
service. In such a case, the notice requirements of this section
shall be deemed complied with upon the execution of the treasurer of
a certificate stating the nature of the efforts made to personally
serve the owner and that the owner cannot, with reasonable diligence,
be so served. At the time of making such request, the purchaser or
his assignee shall pay to the teasurer the following sums:
(i) For issuance of the notice and mailing the same by certified
mail and for cost of preparation of the affidavit required by Section
6552, the sum of three dollars ($3).
(ii) For search of the last equalized assessment roll to determine
the name and address of the owner, as defined, the sum of three
dollars ($3).
(iii) For service of the notice and verification thereof.
(iv) For posting the notice as required by this section, the fees
provided by Sections 26725 and 26746 of the Government Code. The
notice shall include all of subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, with
subdivision (a) printed in at least 14-point boldface type.