California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 14 — Lien, Chapter 2 — Mortgage, Article 1 — Mortgages in General, Section 2929.4
(a) Prior to imposing a fine or penalty for failure to maintain a vacant 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, a governmental entity shall provide the owner of that property with a notice of the violation and an opportunity to correct that violation.
(b) This section shall not apply if the governmental entity determines that a specific condition of the property threatens public health or safety.
Notes
Requires a governmental entity, before fining or penalizing an owner for failing to maintain qualifying vacant property under or acquired through foreclosure, to give notice of the violation and an opportunity to correct it. Exempts a property condition the governmental entity determines threatens public health or safety from that pre-penalty notice-and-cure requirement.
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