Sts. & Hy. Code, § 3114.5 · Part 2. FILING OF MAPS OF DISTRICTS AND RECORDATION OF NOTICES
Sts. & Hy. Code, § 3114.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) This section applies only to community facilities districts.
(b) Within 15 days, in the case of a landowner vote, or 90 days, in the case of a registered voter election, after determination pursuant to Section 53328 of the Government Code that the requisite number of voters is in favor of the levy of a special tax, the clerk of the legislative body shall execute and record a notice of special tax lien in the office of the county recorder of each county in which all or any part of the community facilities district is located, and the county recorder shall accept that notice. The county recorder shall index the notice of special tax liens to the names of the property owners within the community facilities district and shown in the notice, as grantors. The notice of special tax lien shall contain the information required by Section 27288.1 of the Government Code and shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX LIEN
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code and Section 53328.3 of the Government Code, the undersigned clerk of the legislative body of ____, State of California, hereby gives notice that a lien to secure payment of a special tax is hereby imposed by the (here insert name of legislative body) of (here insert city and name of county thereafter), State of California. The special tax secured by this lien is authorized to be levied for the purpose of: (as applicable) (1) paying principal and interest on bonds, the proceeds of which are being used to finance (briefly describe facilities financed); (2) providing (briefly describe facilities financed without bonds); (3) providing (briefly describe services being financed).
If all or any portion of the proceeds of taxes or bonds of the district are authorized to be used to pay for cleanup of hazardous substances pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 53313 of the Government Code, the notice shall also contain the following statement in large conspicuous type:
TAXES LEVIED BY THIS DISTRICT MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR CLEANUP OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
The special tax is authorized to be levied within Community Facilities District No. ___ that has now been officially formed and the lien of the special tax is a continuing lien that shall secure each annual levy of the special tax and that shall continue in force and effect until the special tax obligation is prepaid, permanently satisfied, and canceled in accordance with law or until the special tax ceases to be levied and a notice of cessation of special tax is recorded in accordance with Section 53330.5 of the Government Code.
The rate, method of apportionment, and manner of collection of the authorized special tax is as follows: (here insert verbatim the description of the rate, method of apportionment, and manner of collection from the resolution of formation of the community facilities district). Conditions under which the obligation to pay the special tax may be prepaid and permanently satisfied and the lien of the special tax canceled are as follows: (here insert the conditions set forth in the resolution of formation or, if no provision has been made for prepayment of the special tax obligation, so state).
Notice is further given that upon the recording of this notice in the office of the county recorder, the obligation to pay the special tax levy shall become a lien upon all nonexempt real property within Community Facilities District No. ____ in accordance with Section 3115.5 of the Streets and Highways Code.
The name(s) of the owner(s) and the assessor’s tax parcel number(s) of the real property included within this community facilities district and not exempt from the special tax are as follows: (insert name(s) of owner(s) and tax parcel number(s) shown on assessment roll).
Reference is made to the boundary map (or the amended boundary map) of the community facilities district recorded at Book ___ of Maps of Assessment and Community Facilities Districts at Page ___, in the office of the County Recorder for the County of ____, State of California which map is now the final boundary map of the community facilities district.
For further information concerning the current and estimated future tax liability of owners or purchasers of real property subject to this special tax lien, interested persons should contact (here provide name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate office, department, or bureau of the public entity designated pursuant to Section 53340.2 of the Government Code).
(c) The county recorder shall endorse upon the notice the time and date of filing, and shall cross index the notice by reference to the page of the book of maps of assessment and community facilities districts in which the boundary map of the district was filed.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 670, Sec. 117. Effective January 1, 2008.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 27288.1Printed as Section 27288.1 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 53313Printed as Section 53313 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 53328Printed as Section 53328 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 53328.3Printed as Section 53328.3 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 53330.5Printed as Section 53330.5 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 53340.2Printed as Section 53340.2 of the Government Code
Streets and Highways Code
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Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 27288.1Printed as Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code
- Gov. Code, § 53325.1Printed as Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code
- Gov. Code, § 53328.3Printed as Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code
- Gov. Code, § 53338.5Printed as Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code
- Gov. Code, § 53368.2Printed as Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code
- Gov. Code, § 61105Printed as Section 3114.5 of the Streets and Highways Code
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