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Foreclosure and auctions in Palm Springs
Palm Springs requires the owner of a vacant building to register it within 10 days and renew every year. One way a building vacant more than 90 days avoids the 90-day vacancy limit is active maintenance.
Key points
- Registration: The owner of a vacant building must register it with the Enforcement Official within 10 days and renew the registration every year.
- Annual fee: The annual registration fee is established by resolution; it is nonrefundable and not prorated.
- Active maintenance: One way to avoid the 90-day vacancy limit is keeping landscaping and exterior in good condition and removing trash, debris and graffiti.
- Signs of vacancy: A building that shows signs of vacancy is deemed vacant and must be registered.
- State timeline: State law: notice of sale comes at least 3 months after notice of default is recorded and at least 20 days before the sale.
- State sale window: Under state law, a 1–4 unit trustee's sale is not final for 15 days; eligible bidders who give notice may bid within 45 days.
Each rule below is marked Palm Springs code or CA state law and links to the section it comes from (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.
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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
Frequently asked questions
Must a lender or owner register a vacant or foreclosed home in Palm Springs?
The owner of a vacant building must register it with the Enforcement Official within 10 days and renew the registration every year. The annual registration fee is established by resolution; it is nonrefundable and not prorated. One way to avoid the 90-day vacancy limit is keeping landscaping and exterior in good condition and removing trash, debris and graffiti. A building that shows signs of vacancy is deemed vacant and must be registered.
General information, not legal advice.
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