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Foreclosure and auctions in Suisun City

Suisun City requires the beneficiary or trustee to register abandoned property after default, with a local property management company for corporate or out-of-area parties. Foreclosure timing and sale rules come from state law.

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Key points

Registration: City rule: the beneficiary or trustee registers within 10 days of the inspection or the date of vacancy, whichever is earliest.
Fee and renewal: City rule: an annual fee set by city council resolution; later registrations are due January 1, by January 31.
Local contact: City rule: a corporation or out-of-area beneficiary or trustee names a local property management company and a local representative.
Upkeep: City rule: maintain abandoned property to the neighborhood standard, free of weeds, trash, graffiti and mosquito larvae.
Security: City rule: secure abandoned property to prevent trespassers, squatters or unauthorized people from entering or remaining.
State timeline: State law: at least 3 months from notice of default to notice of sale, which is posted at least 20 days before the sale.

Each rule below is marked Suisun City 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

Suisun City code What Suisun City's code adds
Local contact	A local property management company responsible for the property's security, maintenance and marketing. Applies: Applies to a corporation or out-of-area beneficiary or trustee. § 8.13.030 · code text in the case of a corporation or out-of-area beneficiary/trustee, the local property management company responsible for the security, maintenance and marketing of the property. A local representative for the holder of the deed of trust. Applies: Applies to an out-of-area beneficiary or trustee. § 8.13.030 · code text An out-of-area beneficiary or trustee shall retain a local representative for the holder of the deed of trust, which shall inspect the property as required by this chapter to determine whether the abandoned property is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
Upkeep duties	Maintain the property comparable to the neighborhood standard and ready to be appraised and sold. Keep it free of evidence of vacancy, weeds, dry brush, dead vegetation, trash, junk, debris, excessive foliage growth, mosquito larvae, specified discarded materials, graffiti, tagging and similar markings. Landscape visible front and side yards. Keep pools and spas clear and pollutant-free, or drained and dry. Maintain applicable minimum security fencing. Applies: Applies to abandoned property: a property under a deed of trust found vacant or showing evidence of vacancy after default (section 8.13.030). § 8.13.040 · code text Abandoned property shall be maintained in a manner comparable to the neighborhood standard. The property must be ready to be appraised and sold. At minimum: Secure the property to prevent trespassers, squatters or unauthorized people from entering or remaining. Applies: Applies to abandoned property: property under a deed of trust found vacant or showing vacancy signs after default. § 8.13.050 · code text Any abandoned property shall be secured, as defined in this chapter. In addition, the abandoned property shall be secured in a manner that would prevent trespassers, squatters or unauthorized persons from entering and/or remaining on the property.
Deadline to register	Within 10 days of the inspection or the date of vacancy, whichever is earliest. Applies: Applies to a beneficiary or trustee holding a deed of trust, when the inspection upon default finds vacancy signs. § 8.13.030 · code text the beneficiary or trustee shall, within ten days of the inspection or the date of vacancy, whichever is earliest, register the property with the city manager or his/her designee on forms provided by the city. Within 10 days of that inspection or the date of vacancy, whichever is earliest. Applies: Applies to a beneficiary or trustee when a property occupied but in default (inspected every 15 days) is later found vacant or showing vacancy signs. § 8.13.030 · code text the trustee shall, within ten days of that inspection or the date of vacancy, register the property with the city manager or his/her designee on forms provided by the city. January 31 of each year. Applies: Applies to a beneficiary or trustee holding a deed of trust, for later annual registrations (due January 1). § 8.13.030 · code text Subsequent registrations are due January 1st of each year and must be received no later than January 31st of the year due.
Registration fee	An annual fee set by city council resolution, valid for the calendar year or the rest of it. Applies: Applies to a beneficiary or trustee registering an abandoned residential property. § 8.13.030 · code text The fee for registering an abandoned residential property shall be set by Resolution of the city council.
Registration	Yes. Applies: Applies when a beneficiary or trustee holds a deed of trust on property in the city and it is found vacant after default. § 8.13.030 · code text If the property is found to be vacant or shows evidence of vacancy, it is, by this chapter, deemed abandoned and the beneficiary or trustee shall, within ten days of the inspection or the date of vacancy, whichever is earliest, register the property with the city manager or his/her designee on forms provided by the city. Yes. Applies: Applies to a beneficiary or trustee when a property occupied but in default (inspected every 15 days) is later found vacant or showing vacancy signs. § 8.13.030 · code text If the property is occupied but remains in default, it shall be deemed distressed, and it shall be inspected by the beneficiary or trustee, every 15 days until either (1) the trustor or another party remedies the default; or (2) it is found to be vacant or shows evidence of vacancy, at which time it is deemed abandoned, and the trustee shall, within ten days of that inspection or the date of vacancy, register the property with the city manager or his/her designee on forms provided by the city.

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 Suisun City?

City rule: the beneficiary or trustee registers within 10 days of the inspection or the date of vacancy, whichever is earliest. City rule: an annual fee set by city council resolution; later registrations are due January 1, by January 31. City rule: a corporation or out-of-area beneficiary or trustee names a local property management company and a local representative. City rule: maintain abandoned property to the neighborhood standard, free of weeds, trash, graffiti and mosquito larvae. City rule: secure abandoned property to prevent trespassers, squatters or unauthorized people from entering or remaining.

General information, not legal advice.

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