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Foreclosure and auctions in Vallejo

Vallejo requires the owner of any foreclosed or vacant real property, not only foreclosures, to register it with the code enforcement division within 10 days. Foreclosure steps and auctions follow state law.

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Key points

Registration: Register within 10 days when the property becomes vacant, when a notice of default is recorded, or after acquiring it at a trustee sale.
Fee: A registration fee per property, set by resolution, accompanies the registration form.
Inspections: Inspect within 10 days of becoming subject to registration, then monthly until occupied, and submit photos and a report within 10 days after each.
Daily fines: A fine of $200 a day applies while required inspection evidence is not submitted, and while a vacant building is not secured.
Vacant lots: Vacant lots need a 4 by 4 foot NO TRESPASSING sign, and fencing after three or more complaints or citations in two years.
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.

Each rule below is marked Vallejo 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

Vallejo code What Vallejo's code adds
Local contact	The form must name who recorded the notice of default (if any) and who will do maintenance, with contact information. Applies: Applies to any foreclosed or vacant real property. § 7.62.035 · code text The registration form must identify and have contact information stating who initiated the recording of the notice of default, if applicable, and who will be performing the maintenance obligations related to the property Contract a service provider to inspect and maintain the property, and give the contract to the code enforcement manager. Applies: Applies when the property owner lives out of county or out of state. § 7.62.036 · code text In the event a property owner resides out of county or out of state, the property owner's obligation to inspect their property shall be satisfied by contracting with an appropriate service provider to inspect and maintain the registered property in accordance with this chapter and by providing such contract to the code enforcement manager.
Upkeep duties	Do an initial maintenance inspection within ten days after becoming subject to registration, then monthly until the property is legally occupied. Keep it free of trespassers and squatters and in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances. Submit comprehensive pictures and a brief written report within ten days after each monthly inspection. Applies: Applies to the owner of foreclosed or vacant real property subject to registration. § 7.62.036 · code text All property owners of foreclosed and vacant real property subject to the registration requirements in this chapter shall also have the obligation to perform an initial maintenance inspection within ten days after becoming subject to the registration requirement, and thereafter, monthly maintenance inspections of the property to ensure that the property is free of trespassers and squatters Post a weather-resistant sign four feet by four feet, clearly visible from the public right-of-way, with NO TRESPASSING in prominent letters at least six inches high. Applies: Applies to vacant lots. § 7.62.036 · code text For vacant lots, the posting shall include "NO TRESPASSING" in prominent letters and be placed on a sign constructed of and printed with weather resistant materials and be four feet by four feet in size. This sign shall have lettering of not less than six inches high. Install a split rail fence or permanent steel fencing enclosing and securing the lot. Applies: Applies when a vacant lot has had three or more complaints or citations in two years for dumping, trespassing, camping or burning. § 7.62.055 · code text The owner shall install a split rail fence or permanent steel fencing enclosing and securing the vacant lot if the vacant lot has been the site of three or more citizen complaints or citations in a two-year period for any of the following: Fencing needs an emergency gate and good repair. Fix broken or open permanent fences within seven days of city notice. Applies: Applies to vacant lots with required fencing. Chain link is not authorized. § 7.62.055 · code text Broken or open permanent fences shall be repaired or replaced within seven days of notification by the city.
Penalty	Two hundred dollars a day for every day the required inspection evidence is not submitted. Applies: Applies to failing to submit inspection evidence within ten days of the inspection, unless the code enforcement manager grants an extension. § 7.62.036 · code text A property owner's failure to submit the required inspection evidence to the code enforcement division within ten days of the inspection, is punishable by a fine of two hundred dollars a day for every day that the required inspection evidence is not submitted to the code enforcement division Two hundred dollars a day for every day the property is not secured. Applies: Applies to failing to secure a vacant building from trespassers. § 7.62.050 · code text A property owner's failure to secure the property from trespassers is a violation of this chapter and, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, is punishable by a fine of two hundred dollars a day for every day the property is not secured.
Deadline to register	Register within ten days. Applies: Applies to a property owner with any interest in foreclosed or vacant real property, when the property becomes vacant and subject to the section. § 7.62.035 · code text The registration requirement is triggered within ten days after either of the following occurs: 1. The real property becomes "vacant" and subject to this section; Register within ten days. Applies: Applies to an existing property owner, when a notice of default has been recorded. § 7.62.035 · code text the registration requirement is triggered for the existing property owner within ten days of the recording of the notice of default Register within ten days. Applies: Applies to a new property owner, after acquiring the property at a trustee sale when a notice of default was recorded. § 7.62.035 · code text and for the new property owner, it is triggered within ten days of acquiring the property at a trustee sale
Registration fee	A registration fee per property, set by resolution. Applies: Applies to a property owner with any interest in foreclosed or vacant real property. The fee accompanies the registration form. § 7.62.035 · code text The Vallejo city council shall establish a registration fee by resolution. A registration fee per property shall accompany the registration form.
Registration	Required. Applies: Applies to all foreclosed and vacant real property (not only foreclosures). § 7.62.035 · code text The registration requirements under this section shall apply to all foreclosed and vacant real property located within the city of Vallejo. The property owner must register the property with the code enforcement division. Applies: Applies to a property owner with any interest in foreclosed or vacant real property. § 7.62.035 · code text Any property owner who holds any property interest in any vacant real property subject to this section where such property is located within the city of Vallejo must register the property with the code enforcement division of the city of Vallejo, on registration forms furnished by the city of Vallejo.

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 Vallejo?

Register within 10 days when the property becomes vacant, when a notice of default is recorded, or after acquiring it at a trustee sale. A registration fee per property, set by resolution, accompanies the registration form. Inspect within 10 days of becoming subject to registration, then monthly until occupied, and submit photos and a report within 10 days after each. A fine of $200 a day applies while required inspection evidence is not submitted, and while a vacant building is not secured. Vacant lots need a 4 by 4 foot NO TRESPASSING sign, and fencing after three or more complaints or citations in two years.

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