Earlier editions: 2026-07
Compton Municipal Code § 3-1 Property Tax
Compton Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Compton
Cite as: Compton Municipal Code § 3-1 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 3-1.1. County System.¶
[Ord. #856, § 2400]
The City Council, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance 112, adopted February 5, 1916, deeming it for the best interests of the City, and thereby determining that the public interest and necessity demanded the action therein taken, did thereby declare its election, and it did thereby elect to avail itself of the provisions of an act of the Legislature of the State of California entitled, "An Act to provide for the levy and collection of taxes by and for the use of municipal corporations and cities incorporated under the laws of the State of California, excepting municipal corporations of the first class, and to provide for the consolidation and abolition of certain municipal offices, and to provide that their duties may be performed by certain officers of the county, and fixing the compensation to be allowed for such county officers for the services so rendered to such municipal corporation," approved March 27, 1895, and all acts amending the same, excepting the provisions of section two of said act.
§ 3-1.2. Sale of Tax-Deeded Property.¶
[Ord. #856, § 2401]
Whenever the City shall become the owner of any property sold for taxes, or for delinquent installments of assessment liens, or by purchase thereof in lieu of foreclosure of delinquent installments of assessment liens, and the deed to the City has been recorded in the office of the County Recorder, the Council may sell the property, or any part thereof, at public or private sale in the manner set forth in this section.
§ 3-1.3. Public Sale.¶
[Ord. #856, § 2402]
In case of public sale, notice of such sale shall be given by first publishing a notice once a week for three consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the City. Such notice shall state specifically:
a. The place of and the date and hour of sale.
b. A description of the property to be sold.
c. A statement of the price below which the property cannot be sold, and that same may be verified upon application to the City Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer, within two days after the publication of such notice of sale, to mail a copy of the notice, postage thereon prepaid, to the party to whom the land was last assessed next before the sale, at his last known post office address; provided that the failure of the City Treasurer to give such notice by mailing, or of the person addressed to receive the same, shall not make void or voidable a sale made pursuant hereto.
| At the time set for such sale, the City Treasurer shall sell the property described in the notice at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States. |
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| Within five days after each sale, the City Treasurer shall report the sale to the City Council which shall, upon payment of the purchase price, cause a deed to the purchaser to be executed by the Mayor and City Clerk. |
§ 3-1.4. Private Sale.¶
[Ord. #856, § 2403]
In case of private sale, notice of such intention to sell shall be given by first publishing a notice thereof once a week for three consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the City. Such notice shall contain:
a. A description of the property intended to be sold.
b. A statement that bids or offers therefor will be received at the office of the City Treasurer.
c. A statement that the bids or offers shall be in writing and filed in the office of the City Treasurer at any time within one year after the publication of the notice.
| The bids or bid shall be opened by the City Clerk publicly in the first meeting of the City Council after the bid has been filed. At the time or at any time within 20 days the Council may accept the highest and best bid in accordance with the provisions of this section, or reject all bids. |
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| In the event a bid is accepted, upon payment of the purchase price the City Council shall cause a deed to the purchaser to be executed by the Mayor and City Clerk. |
| In the event an accepted bid is not for cash, the City Council shall cause a contract of sale to the purchaser to be executed by the Mayor and City Clerk with the provision that all deferred payments under the contract of sale shall bear interest at the rate of 7% per annum. The contract of sale shall contain the usual and customary provisions as set forth in the standard forms agreements of sale and purchase, printed by the recognized title companies doing business in the County. |
§ 3-1.5. Minimum Bids.¶
[Ord. #856, § 2404]
No bid shall be accepted at any such public or private sale made under the provisions of this section for less than the amount of all assessment liens levied upon the property, together with all costs for acquiring title thereto; provided, however, that if the Council shall, by resolution, declare that in its opinion the property is not of a value great enough that it can be sold for a sum equal to the aggregate of the amounts and that it would be for the best interest of the City to sell the property for a sum to be stated in resolution, less than the said aggregate sum, then the Council may accept a bid for a sum not less than that stated in said resolution.
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