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CHECKLIST OF MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS SEALED BID SALES

RESOLUTION/SALE NO. DATED: _______________

The following requirements should be fulfilled by the tax collector to lawfully initiate and conduct a sealed bid sale under Division 1, Part 6 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. Unless otherwise noted, all code section citations are from the California Revenue and Taxation Code. (Note: Additional details and time lines are located in the County Tax Sale Procedural Manual Volume I: Chapter 7 Tax Sales.)

Prior to Sealed Bid Sale:
□ Notify the board of supervisors and obtain approval of the public auction sale (§3694, §3698).
□ Mail the notice submitted to the board of supervisors to each taxing agency. The notice may also be
mailed to each nonprofit organization that has requested notification (§3700).
□ Mail the notice of proposed sale to the State Controller (§3700.5).
□ Mail the notice of sale to the IRS (26 U.S. Code §7425).
□ Mail the notice of sealed bid sale to the last known mailing address of parties of interest. The tax
collector shall make reasonable effort to obtain the name and last known mailing address of parties
of interest (§3701).
□ Mail a notice of sealed bid sale to eligible bidders (§3692).
□ Contact, in person, the owner-occupant of property if the property is the primary residence of the
last known assessee. If contact in person is not made after reasonable efforts, the tax collector shall
attempt to serve written notice (§3704.7).
□ Publish or post the notice of sealed bid sale (§3702, §3704).

After the Sealed Bid Sale:
□ Execute a deed to the purchaser upon receiving the full purchase price (§3708, §3710).
□ Record the deed with the county recorder and pay the recording fees (§3708.1).
□ Deposit money received from the sale with the treasurer or in a bank selected by the treasurer (§3718,
§2507, and GOV §53680).
□ Transmit a report of sale to the county treasurer and a duplicate of the report to the county auditor
(§3718).
□ Within 30 days after the sale, report to the assessor the name of the purchaser, the date and amount
for which the property was sold and the description of the property conveyed (§3716).
□ Distribute necessary funds prior to determining excess proceeds (§4672-§4673.1).
□ Mail the notice of the right to claim excess proceeds to the last known mailing address of parties of
interest if the excess proceeds exceed $150. If the last known address of a party of interest cannot be
obtained, the notice shall be published (§4676).
□ Distribute the excess proceeds to any parties of interest no sooner than one year following the
recordation of the tax collector’s deed to the purchaser (§4675).

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