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California Tax Deeds

There are 58 Counties in California. It became the 31st state on September 9, 1850. The state motto is "I Have Found It".

Currently, none of the counties offer California tax lien certificates, instead they offer California tax deeds.

Summary: 3351. (a) Annually, on or before June 8, the tax collector shall publish a notice of impending default for failure to pay taxes on real property, except tax-defaulted property and possessory interests, the taxes, assessments, penalties, and costs on which will have not been fully paid by the close of business on the last business day of the fiscal year. Five years or more after the property has become tax defaulted, the tax collector shall have the power to sell and shall attempt to sell in accordance with Section 3692 all or any portion of tax -defaulted property that has not been redeemed (Sec. 3691).

Law: California Tax Lien Laws - California Revenue and Taxation Code, Division 1, Part 6, "Tax Sales," Part 7, "Redemption," and Part 7.5, "Tax Certificates."

Tax Sale List: Use California Tax Sale Lists to search for California tax lien certificates to buy or bid on. Generally most California tax sale lists will identify the property owner, parcel number, legal description and the amount due. In some cases, the tax sale list may include the tax collectors assessed value of the property.

Contact: County Tax Collector/Treasurer.

Interest Rate: N/A

Auction Type: Tax Deed. 4528 (a) (1) The tax collector may sell California tax lien certificates by any form of public or private sale, including, but not limited to, an auction, a negotiated sale, or a bulk sale. Except as provided in subdivision (c), the price received for a California tax lien certificate shall not be less than the amount of taxes and assessments being assigned thereby.

Tax-defaulted property that is not redeemed must be sold at public auction (Sec. 3693, Sec. 3706). Currently there are no counties in the state of California selling Tax Lien Certificates. What you will be bidding on is a Tax Deed or the title to the property.

Bidding Procedure: The basic procedures for conducting sales of tax certificates are established by local tax collectors (Sec. 4528). Unredeemed tax-defaulted property is sold to the highest bidder (Sec. 3693), subject to a minimum price requirement (Sec. 3698.5). If there are no acceptable bids at the attempted sale, the tax collector shall attempt to sell the property at intervals of no more than six years until the property is sold (Sec. 3692).

Costs:

Redemption: N/A. 3707. (a) (1) The right of redemption terminates at the close of business on the last business day prior to the date of the sale.

(2) If the tax collector approves a sale as a credit transaction and does not receive full payment on or before the date upon which the tax collector requires pursuant to Section 3693.1, the right of redemption is revived on the next business day following that date.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any remittance sent by mail for redemption of tax-defaulted property must be received in the tax collector's office prior to the time established in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

(c) The sale shall be deemed complete when full payment has been received by the tax collector.

(d) The right of redemption revives if the property is not sold.

Deed Assigned at Foreclosure to: (3708). On receiving the full purchase price at any sale under this chapter, the tax collector shall, without charge, execute a deed to the purchaser.

3708.1. Upon execution the tax collector shall immediately record the deed with the county recorder and pay the recording fees. Recording of the deed shall constitute delivery thereof to the grantee named in the deed.

3712. The deed conveys title to the purchaser free of all encumbrances of any kind existing before the sale, except:

(a) Any lien for installments of taxes and special assessments, which installments will become payable upon the secured roll after the time of the sale.

(b) The lien for taxes or assessments or other rights of any taxing agency which does not consent to the sale under this chapter.

(c) Liens for special assessments levied upon the property conveyed which were, at the time of the sale under this chapter, not included in the amount necessary to redeem the tax-defaulted property, and, where a taxing agency which collects its own taxes has consented to the sale under this chapter, not included in the amount required to redeem from sale to the taxing agency.

(d) Easements constituting servitudes upon or burdens to the property; water rights, the record title to which is held separately from the title to the property; and restrictions of record.

(e) Unaccepted, recorded, irrevocable offers of dedication of the property to the public or a public entity for a public purpose, and recorded options of any taxing agency to purchase the property or any interest therein for a public purpose.

(f) Unpaid assessments under the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code) which are not satisfied as a result of the sale proceeds being applied pursuant to Chapter 1.3 (commencing with Section 4671) of Part 8.

(g) Any federal Internal Revenue Service liens which, pursuant to provisions of federal law, are not discharged by the sale, even though the tax collector has provided proper notice to the Internal Revenue Service before that date.

(h) Unpaid special taxes under the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code) that are not satisfied as a result of the sale proceeds being applied pursuant to Chapter 1.3 (commencing with Section 4671) of Part 8.

Notes:

Counties:

County:	Auction Type:	Bidding Type:	Population:
Alameda	Tax Deed	Bid Up	1,443,741
Alpine	Tax Deed	Bid Up	1,208
Amador	Tax Deed	Bid Up	35,100
Butte	Tax Deed	Bid Up	203,171
Calaveras	Tax Deed	Bid Up	40,554
Colusa	Tax Deed	Bid Up	18,804
Contra Costa	Tax Deed	Bid Up	948,816
Del Norte	Tax Deed	Bid Up	27,507
El Dorado	Tax Deed	Bid Up	156,299
Fresno	Tax Deed	Bid Up	799,407
Glenn	Tax Deed	Bid Up	26,453
Humboldt	Tax Deed	Bid Up	126,518
Imperial	Tax Deed	Bid Up	142,361
Inyo	Tax Deed	Bid Up	17,945
Kern	Tax Deed	Bid Up	661,645
Kings	Tax Deed	Bid Up	129,461
Lake	Tax Deed	Bid Up	58,309
Lassen	Tax Deed	Bid Up	33,828
Los Angeles	Tax Deed	Bid Up	9,519,338
Madera	Tax Deed	Bid Up	123,109
Marin	Tax Deed	Bid Up	247,289
Mariposa	Tax Deed	Bid Up	17,130
Mendocino	Tax Deed	Bid Up	86,265
Merced	Tax Deed	Bid Up	210,554
Modoc	Tax Deed	Bid Up	9,449
Mono	Tax Deed	Bid Up	12,853
Monterey	Tax Deed	Bid Up	401,762
Napa	Tax Deed	Bid Up	124,279
Nevada	Tax Deed	Bid Up	92,033
Orange	Tax Deed	Bid Up	2,846,289
Placer	Tax Deed	Bid Up	248,399
Plumas	Tax Deed	Bid Up	20,824
Riverside	Tax Deed	Bid Up	1,545,387
Sacramento	Tax Deed	Bid Up	1,223,499
San Benito	Tax Deed	Bid Up	53,234
San Bernardino	Tax Deed	Bid Up	1,709,434
San Diego	Tax Deed	Bid Up	2,813,833
San Francisco City &	Tax Deed	Bid Up	776,733
San Joaquin	Tax Deed	Bid Up	563,598
San Luis Obispo	Tax Deed	Bid Up	246,681
San Mateo	Tax Deed	Bid Up	707,161
Santa Barbara	Tax Deed	Bid Up	399,347
Santa Clara	Tax Deed	Bid Up	1,682,585
Santa Cruz	Tax Deed	Bid Up	255,602
Shasta	Tax Deed	Bid Up	163,256
Sierra	Tax Deed	Bid Up	3,555
Siskiyou	Tax Deed	Bid Up	44,301
Solano	Tax Deed	Bid Up	394,542
Sonoma	Tax Deed	Bid Up	458,614
Stanislaus	Tax Deed	Bid Up	446,997
Sutter	Tax Deed	Bid Up	78,930
Tehama	Tax Deed	Bid Up	56,039
Trinity	Tax Deed	Bid Up	13,022
Tulare	Tax Deed	Bid Up	368,021
Tuolumne	Tax Deed	Bid Up	54,501
Ventura	Tax Deed	Bid Up	753,197
Yolo	Tax Deed	Bid Up	168,660
Yuba	Tax Deed	Bid Up	60,219

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Comments:

By Elio Ramirez on Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 2:56 pm:
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By Liz on Sunday, June 01st 2008, 2:32 am:
I'd like to obtain a list for Ventura and Kern county. How or where to I go?

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By william elder on Monday, June 02nd 2008, 4:43 pm:
I would like to obtain a list for Los Angeles County. Please email me at: elder304@yahoo.com

By Emilio on Monday, June 16th 2008, 11:14 pm:
I am considering purchasing in Riverside or San Bernardino County fo my own family home. Once I purchase a tax deed am I able to immediately move into the said property. If not how long is the procedure to do so?

By steve on Tuesday, June 17th 2008, 12:11 am:
yes, once you purchase a tax deed it becomes you can enforce your ownership interest's and initiate an ejectment which is the legal process of removing the previous owners from the property.

By Robert on Thursday, June 26th 2008, 12:02 pm:
I wish to get a list for the San Diego area

By jm8053025079@yahoo.com on Wednesday, July 02nd 2008, 9:33 pm:
I'd like to obtain a list for Ventura county. How or where to I go. yes, once you purchase a tax deed it becomes you can enforce your ownership interest's and initiate an ejectment which is the legal process of removing the previous owners from the property

By Jadene1966@aol.com on Saturday, July 26th 2008, 12:42 pm:
I would like to know where to get a list for Sacto county and el dorado county

By Benrsant@yahoo.com, August 3,2008 on Monday, August 04th 2008, 1:43 am:
Kindly,let me know properties in Contra Costa, that are open for tax deed sale.
Are descriptions and/or pictures of properties available? Thanks!

By Armand on Tuesday, August 19th 2008, 1:39 pm:
Can I please get a lead of tax sales in san Francisco City/County.

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By Armand on Tuesday, August 19th 2008, 1:42 pm:
Can I please get a lead of tax sales in san Francisco City/County.

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By STAN GARCIA on Thursday, August 28th 2008, 9:59 am:
HOW CAN I GET A LIST OF TAX SALES FOR THE SANTA CLARA AND ALAMEDA COUNTIES.
E-MAIL ME PLEASE: chaleo1379@yahoo.com

By Kathleen Bonnell on Monday, September 01st 2008, 11:20 pm:
How can I get tax sales lists for Orange, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo and Yuba counties.
Please email me a kt@nctc.net

By Tony Hall on Saturday, September 20th 2008, 5:26 pm:
Please send a list for Los Angeles County, tax deed defaults that are for sale. Thank You

By john costa on Wednesday, September 24th 2008, 8:51 pm:
I like to get a list how do I get list

By Quentin Foster on Tuesday, September 30th 2008, 1:23 am:
please forward me a list of tax leans
for the san joaquin county.
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By Leslie on Saturday, October 04th 2008, 1:35 am:
Please forward a list of Los Angeles County tax deed defaults for sale. Thank you. Leslieocean3@AOL.com

By JOSE PEREZ on Sunday, October 05th 2008, 2:10 pm:
Please send me a list of the tax liens and deeds for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties upnsmoke209@yahoo.com

By Gerardo Reyes on Sunday, October 05th 2008, 3:44 pm:
Please forward a list of Orange County and Los Angeles County tax deed defaults for sale. Thank you.
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By Niki Lam on Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 10:34 pm:
Please email me a list of hte tax liens for Alameda County & Santa Clara County. Thanks. nikichen08@gmail.com

By Grace Rampas on Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 7:30 pm:
Pls. email me a list of tax deed sales for placer county , sacramento and santa clara county . thank you .

email: gvrhomesweethome@surewest.net

By James Sullivan on Sunday, October 26th 2008, 5:02 pm:
Can you email me a list of tax leins and deeds for Riverside and San Diego counties @jamesfindwellwater@hughes.net

By Anonymous on Monday, November 10th 2008, 2:55 pm:
Please email a list of tax deed sales for Sacto county and el dorado county, placer, and yolo county.

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By Jerry Haynes on Tuesday, December 02nd 2008, 4:17 pm:
How do I go about buying tax sales
and where can i get a list fof north cal

By zongfen zhang on Wednesday, December 03rd 2008, 9:56 pm:
Can I get a list for north california.

Please email me zongfen@gmail.com

By zongfen zhang on Wednesday, December 03rd 2008, 9:58 pm:
Can I also get list for zip code of 95212?

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By xian on Wednesday, December 03rd 2008, 10:03 pm:
I like to know how can I get a list of actions for orange county, San Jose and san diego properties.

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e-mail me please.

Thanks

By philcollett@charter.net on Monday, December 08th 2008, 7:27 am:
I would like to find a list of the following counties: San Diego, San Bernandio, Orange counties.

By jenine moran on Monday, December 15th 2008, 7:46 pm:
Please send me a list for Ventura County

By jenine moran on Monday, December 15th 2008, 7:51 pm:
Please send it to my e-mail
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By Wendy, on Tuesday, December 23rd 2008, 10:27 pm:
Hi,
Please send list for Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside County.
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Thanks

By GENE R. on Wednesday, December 24th 2008, 2:44 am:
I'D LIKE TO OBTAIN A LIST OF TAX
DELINQUENT PROPERTIES IN RIVERSIDE
COUNTY CITIES OF MURRIETA, TEMECULA, MENIFEE THAT ARE APPROACHING THE 5 YEAR LIMIT FOR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT DEFAULTS.
THANKS. CRUISESRUS@PEOPLEPC.COM

By Bob Raney on Tuesday, January 06th 2009, 11:36 am:
O.K., say you win the bid in S. Ca. on a piece of property that was tax defaulted. After 60 days you get a deed issued; but are advised not to do any repairs for one year, as the previous owner has the right to reclaim the property by paying all fees. Does he have to pay you the interest you lost on the money you invested? Also, can the property be cleaned up of all the items that was left behind or does all this stuff have to be stored at my expense until the one year lapses? I recently heard of a horor story of a property in Burbank that fell into this problem. The new owners thru away all the stuff left in the house and later when the owner paid back all the money owed; the present owners had to pay him for his property that they disposed of. Still fighting in court today as to the valve of all the "trash" with pictures that were left behind.
Thankyou, Let the buyer BEWARE

By Julia Johnson on Wednesday, January 07th 2009, 9:45 am:
How do you get funding for these properties? Do you need a private investor or do you have time to get a loan from the bank? Can you send me a list for Santa Clara County? juliacjohnson@yahoo.com

By Traci on Wednesday, January 14th 2009, 2:31 am:
I would like to obtain a list for Sacramento County.

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By raymond morisoli on Thursday, January 15th 2009, 3:12 am:
how much interestdoes a person get if a person pays back the loan and how long doe he have too pay this back.

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I would like to obtain a list for Monterey County.

Please e-mail me at Rivonh@comcast.net

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Would like to receive a lost for Mendocino County.
eMail JAisenbrey1@aol.com
530-877-2364

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Can I get a list for Ventura, Los Angeles and Yolo counties.

Is there an average price for these deeds?

Please e-mail me

Thanks

By Donna Woods on Monday, February 09th 2009, 2:27 am:
I'd like a list for Los Angeles and San Jose.

By Joe Zhu on Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 3:08 pm:
Would like receive a list for Santa clara and alameda county. email q_zhu@hotmail.com.

thanks.

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By Dang on Friday, April 24th 2009, 11:39 pm:
I'm not sure if I understand this correctly.
So, the tax deed is the title of the property right?
If not then how do I obtain the title? Once I got the title, does the mortgage transfer to me or do I own it free and clear?

Please email answer to dangpham2@yahoo.com

Thank you for your time.

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Thank you

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can i get a list of tax deed auctions in fresno ca humbolt county ca and all areas in driving distance of sf ca
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please i would like to invest and get rich

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I would like a list of Los Angeles tax liens

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Please send to me the contra costa county and alameda county tax lien homes and properties. Or please let me know how to get this.

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Thank You

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