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Foreclosure and auctions in Fort Jones

Fort Jones requires the owner of a vacant, abandoned, accessible or distressed property to designate an agent and register it, with fines rising up to $25,000. Foreclosure steps and auctions follow state law.

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Key points

Agent: The owner must designate an agent at least 18 years old who keeps an office in the state or lives there.
Registration fee: The initial fee is $500 per property, or $100 with acceptable proof the property is listed for sale or rent with a licensed agent.
Renewal fee: Each renewal costs $500 for every vacant, abandoned, accessible or distressed property, the first and every later one.
Fines: Up to $1,000 once the town acts, up to $5,000 if uncured 30 days after the administrator's deadline, up to $25,000 after 60 days.
State timeline: State law: at least 3 months pass from the recorded notice of default to notice of sale, posted at least 20 days before sale.
Trustee sale: State law: a 1–4 unit trustee's sale is not final for 15 days; eligible tenant buyers and bidders may bid within 45 days.

Each rule below is marked Fort Jones code or CA state law and links to the section it comes from (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

Registering vacant and foreclosed homes

Fort Jones code What Fort Jones's code adds
Local contact	Yes. Designate an agent, at least 18 years old, who keeps an office in the state or lives there. Applies: Applies to the owner of a vacant, abandoned, accessible or distressed property. § 15.08.040 · code text The registration statement shall include the name, street address and telephone number of a natural person 18 years of age or older, designated by the owner or owners as the authorized agent for receiving notices of code violations and for receiving process, in any court proceeding or administrative enforcement proceeding, on behalf of such owner or owners in connection with the enforcement of any applicable code or of this chapter. This person must maintain an office in the state or reside within the state. Yes. The registration statement must identify the person responsible for maintaining and securing the property. Applies: Applies to the owner of a vacant, abandoned, accessible or distressed property. § 15.08.040 · code text The registration statement shall also include the name of the person responsible for maintaining and securing the property, if different from the person identified in subsection (a) of this section.
Penalty	A fine of up to $1,000. Applies: Applies once the owner is found in violation and the town takes administrative action to abate the condition. § 15.08.090 · code text Upon being found to be violation of this chapter, each party subject to an abatement order shall pay an administrative penalty of up to $1,000.00. A fine of up to $5,000. Applies: Applies if the violation is not abated, cured or eliminated by the 30th day after the deadline set by the town administrator. § 15.08.090 · code text If a violation of this chapter addressed by abatement order has not been abated, cured, remedied or eliminated to the reasonable satisfaction of the town administrator by the 30th day after the deadline imposed by the town administrator, each party subject to the abatement order shall pay a supplemental administrative penalty of up to $5,000.00. A fine of up to $25,000. Applies: Applies if the violation is not abated, cured or eliminated by the 60th day after the deadline set by the town administrator. § 15.08.090 · code text If a violation of this chapter addressed by abatement order has not been abated, cured, remedied or eliminated to the reasonable satisfaction of the town administrator by the 60th day after the deadline imposed by the town administrator, each party subject to the abatement order shall pay a supplemental administrative penalty of up to $25,000.00.
Registration fee	$500 registration fee. Applies: Initial fee per property. It may drop to $100 with acceptable proof the property is listed for sale or rent with a licensed agent. § 15.08.070 · code text The initial registration fee for each vacant, abandoned, accessible, or distressed property shall be $500.00 but may be reduced to $100.00 if the town clerk receives acceptable evidence that the property has been listed for sale or rent at a reasonable price with a licensed real estate agent authorized to sell or lease the property. $100 registration fee. Applies: Applies to initial registration when the property is listed for sale or rent at a reasonable price with a licensed agent. § 15.08.070 · code text The initial registration fee for each vacant, abandoned, accessible, or distressed property shall be $500.00 but may be reduced to $100.00 if the town clerk receives acceptable evidence that the property has been listed for sale or rent at a reasonable price with a licensed real estate agent authorized to sell or lease the property. $500 renewal fee. Applies: Applies to each vacant, abandoned, accessible or distressed property: the first and every later renewal. § 15.08.070 · code text The fee for the first and every subsequent renewal is $500.00.

Foreclosure steps and deadlines

CA state law California law sets this statewide. Time between notice of default and sale: At least three months after the notice of default is recorded before notice of sale; the sale itself no earlier than three months and 20 days after the notice of default (Civ. Code § 2924(a)(2), (a)(4)). Notice of trustee's sale: Posted, published and recorded at least 20 days before the sale (Civ. Code § 2924f(b)). California foreclosure rules — the full state rule →

Homeowner protections

CA state law California law sets this statewide. No foreclosure while a loan modification is pending: If a complete first-lien modification application is submitted at least five business days before a sale, the servicer may not record a notice of default or sale, or hold the sale, while it is pending (Civ. Code § 2923.6(c)). California foreclosure rules — the full state rule →

The trustee's sale (auction)

CA state law California law sets this statewide. When and where sales are held: At public auction in the county where the property is, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a business day (Civ. Code § 2924g(a)(1)). Tenant and owner-occupant priority after a sale (SB 1079): On 1–4 unit property, a trustee's sale is not final for 15 days; eligible tenant buyers and eligible bidders who give notice of intent may bid within 45 days (Civ. Code § 2924m(c)). California foreclosure rules — the full state rule →

Tenants in a foreclosed home

CA state law California law sets this statewide. Tenants in a foreclosed property: A month-to-month tenant must get at least 90 days' written notice to quit; a tenant with a fixed-term lease signed before the sale may stay to the end of the lease (Code Civ. Proc. § 1161b(a), (b)). California foreclosure rules — the full state rule →

Debt after the sale

CA state law California law sets this statewide. No deficiency after a trustee's sale: After a nonjudicial trustee's sale, the lender cannot collect any shortfall from the borrower (Code Civ. Proc. § 580d(a)). California foreclosure rules — the full state rule →

Who this affects

Homeowners behind on a loanBuyers of bank-owned homesLenders and servicers

Frequently asked questions

Must a lender or owner register a vacant or foreclosed home in Fort Jones?

The owner must designate an agent at least 18 years old who keeps an office in the state or lives there. The initial fee is $500 per property, or $100 with acceptable proof the property is listed for sale or rent with a licensed agent. Each renewal costs $500 for every vacant, abandoned, accessible or distressed property, the first and every later one. Up to $1,000 once the town acts, up to $5,000 if uncured 30 days after the administrator's deadline, up to $25,000 after 60 days.

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