Health & Saf. Code, § 17991 · Article 3. Actions and Proceedings
Health & Saf. Code, § 17991
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The sale or other transfer of property to a third party shall not render moot an administrative or judicial action or proceeding pursuant to this article, including an action under Section 17982, instituted by an enforcement agency, or a receiver on behalf of an enforcement agency, against the owner of record on the date a citation for, or other notice of, a violation of this part was issued.
(b) In the event of any sale or other transfer of property to a third party during the period between the issuance of the notice of violation and the abatement of the violation, or any administrative or judicial actions related thereto, within five days after the sale or transfer occurs, the transferor shall record a Notice of Conveyance of Substandard Property with the county recorder where the property is located, identifying the name and address of the buyer or transferee and executed with a signature that the information is true and correct, under penalty of perjury.
(c) In the event of any sale of other transfer of property to a third party during the period between the issuance of the notice of violation and the abatement of the violation, or any administrative or judicial actions related thereto, the transferor shall provide all of the following information to the enforcement agency within five days after the sale or transfer occurs:
(1) If the seller or transferor is not an individual person, the name, address, and driver’s license number or identification card number of each individual who has an interest in excess of 5 percent in the entity which is selling or transferring the property.
(2) If the buyer or transferee is an individual person, the name, address, and driver’s license number or identification number of that individual.
(3) If the buyer or transferee is not an individual person, the name, address, and driver’s license number or identification card number of each individual who has an interest in excess of 5 percent in the entity that is the buyer or transferee of the property.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 198. Effective January 1, 2005.
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