State statute
SCO — Deferred Payment Agreement (sco8-24)
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 sco8-24.pdf¶
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DEFERRED PAYMENT AGREEMENT
Pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code section 3693.1, the purchaser, by electing to treat the sale as a credit transaction, hereby agrees to pay $5,000 or 10% of the minimum bid amount, whichever is greater, and the documentary transfer taxes to the tax collector on the date of the auction and to pay the balance due within a period specified by the tax collector, not to exceed 90 days from the date of the auction. Upon receipt of full payment of the purchase price and the documentary transfer taxes, the (county) County Tax Collector will execute a deed transferring title to the purchaser.
Failure on the part of the purchaser to consummate the sale within the period specified by the tax collector shall result in the forfeiture of the deposit, forfeiture of all rights with respect to the property, and a claim against the bidder for the actual cost of the sale.
This agreement concerns the property identified as:
Tax auction sale number: _______________ Property address: ____________________________
Assessor's Parcel Number: ______________ ____________________________
Purchase price: $____________________________
Transfer taxes: County: $_______ City: $_________
Total amount due: $____________________________
Deposit (with transfer taxes): $____________________________
Balance due: $____________________________
The balance of $__________ must be paid by _____________, ______, at the Office of the (county) County Tax Collector.
Receipt number _________ issued in acceptance of the above-referenced deposit.
Date of sale and deferred payment agreement: _____________, _______
Name of Purchaser (as it will appear on tax deed)
Signature of Purchaser (county) County Tax Collector
__________________________________________ By _______________________________ Purchaser’s Mailing Address Deputy
Purchaser’s phone number: ______________________________
Mail balance due to: (county) County Tax Collector
Address
(§3693.1) (SCO-8-24)(2017)