Civ. Code, § 2929.45 · Article 1. Mortgages in General
Civ. Code, § 2929.45
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) An assessment or lien to recover the costs of nuisance abatement measures taken by a governmental entity with regard to property that is subject to a notice of default, that is purchased at a foreclosure sale, or that is acquired through foreclosure under a mortgage or deed of trust, shall not exceed the actual and reasonable costs of nuisance abatement.
(b) A governmental entity shall not impose an assessment or lien unless the costs that constitute the assessment or lien have been adopted by the elected officials of that governmental entity at a public hearing.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 527, Sec. 2. (SB 1427) Effective January 1, 2011.
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