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SCO — Recording requested by (sco8-19)

California foreclosure, tax-defaulted, court-ordered and probate-sale law and official procedures — verbatim and citable.

Edition
2026-09-26
Last updated
2026-10-05
Jurisdiction
California

SCO sample sco8-19.pdf

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Recording requested by:

After recorded, return to:

Transfer taxes computed on full value of property conveyed $ (amount)


Signature of Declarant

TAX DEED TO PURCHASER OF TAX DEFAULTED PROPERTY

The legally levied taxes on the subject property were a lien on the property for fiscal year - and for nonpayment were duly declared to be in default (default number)

This deed, between the Tax Collector of (county) County ("SELLER") and (name of purchaser) ("PURCHASER"), conveys to the PURCHASER, free of all encumbrances of any kind existing before the sale, except those referred to in section 3712 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, the real property described herein which the SELLER sold to the PURCHASER (name) on (date), pursuant to a statutory power of sale in accordance with the provisions of Division 1, Part 6, Chapter (7 or 8), California Revenue and Taxation Code, for the sum of $(amount).

(Include for a Chapter 7 tax deed only: ((name of taxing agency or No) taxing agency objected to the sale.)

In accordance with law, the SELLER hereby grants to the PURCHASER that real property situated in said county, State of California, last assessed to (last assessee’s name), described as follows:

(insert or attach metes and bounds or lot-block-tract property description)

Assessor's Parcel Number: _______________

Executed on By ___________________________________ (date) (name), County Tax Collector

A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or the validity of that document.

State of California County of _______________

On (date), before me, (officer name), (officer title), personally appeared (name), who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that (he/she) executed the same in (his/her) authorized capacity, and that by (his/her) signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.


County Clerk and Ex Officio Clerk or Notary Public

(§3710, §3711, §3712) (SCO-8-19)(2017)

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