Article 1. Redemption Generally of California Water Code >> Division 11. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 1.

(a) Property sold for delinquent assessments may be redeemed within five years from the date of sale, or thereafter before a collector's deed of the property has been delivered.
  (b) If a collector's deed has been delivered to the district, the period of redemption is extended until the first bid is received for the property or until the board determines the property is not to be sold as provided in Section 26290.
  (c) Redemption before a collector's deed of the property has been delivered may be made by payment in lawful money of the United States to the collector of the amount for which the property was sold plus a penalty equal to the adjusted annual rate established by the Franchise Tax Board, as provided in Section 19521 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, divided by 12 per month from the date of sale until redemption. Redemption after a collector's deed has been delivered may only be made by payment of the total of the following amounts:
  (1) The total of the amount of the sale shown on each certificate of sale outstanding.
  (2) A penalty on each certificate of sale outstanding equal to the adjusted annual rate established by the Franchise Tax Board, as provided in Section 19521 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, divided by 12 per month from the date of sale until redemption.
  (3) An amount for each year of escaped assessment determined as follows: the assessor shall establish the assessment value for the land for each year of escaped assessment and the collector shall apply the rate fixed in that year to determine the amount of the escaped assessment.
  (4) The costs incurred in connection with recording the certificate of sale and the certificate of redemption.
  (5) The costs of publication of notice incurred in connection with the delinquency.
  (6) The costs incurred in connection with the preparation for a proposed sale of property, except that a district board may waive some or all of these costs if it determines that the circumstances support the waiver.

On receipt of the redemption money plus the amount of the recorder's fee fixed in this article the collector shall make out duplicate certificates of redemption reciting the payment and stating the date and number of the certificate of sale to which the redemption applies. If a collector's deed is outstanding at the time of redemption the certificate of redemption shall also state the date of the deed and the place, book, and page at which it was recorded and shall constitute redemption from the deed, as well as all outstanding certificates of sale on the property.

One of the duplicate certificates of redemption shall be given to the redemptioner.

In case of a redemption of part of any property described in a certificate of sale, the part redeemed shall be described in the certificate of redemption.

The collector shall record the other duplicate certificate of redemption with the county recorder in whose office the certificate of sale was recorded and shall pay the recording fee provided for in Section 27361 of the Government Code. Such recorded certificate of redemption is conclusive in favor of a purchaser or encumbrancer for value.

When a certificate of sale has been assigned, the collector shall hold the redemption money for and on demand pay it to the holder of the certificate.

No incorrect statement or estimate of assessments due or amount required to redeem is binding upon a district or its officers unless the incorrect statement or estimate was in writing signed by the collector and relied upon in good faith by the party paying the amount designated.