§ 2929.45

California Civil Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) An assessment or lien to recover the costs of nuisance abatement measures taken by a governmental entity with regard to 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, shall not exceed the actual and reasonable costs of nuisance abatement.

(b) A governmental entity shall not impose an assessment or lien unless the costs that constitute the assessment or lien have been adopted by the elected officials of that governmental entity at a public hearing.

(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 527, Sec. 2. (SB 1427) Effective January 1, 2011.)

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