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Foreclosure and auctions in Victorville

Victorville sets upkeep rules for any vacant building, residential or commercial, with administrative citations of up to $1,000.00, $3,000.00 and $5,000.00. Violations of the article are an infraction or misdemeanor.

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Key points

Upkeep: Any vacant building keeps landscaping and exterior, including paint, in good condition, with openings secured or boarded under a valid building permit.
Cleanup: Trash, debris, graffiti, lumber, furniture and abandoned personal property must be removed from the exterior within 10 days of discovery or city notice.
Citations: Administrative citations are up to $1,000.00 for the first, $3,000.00 for the second after 30 days, and $5,000.00 for the third.
Monitoring fee: After a third penalty and nuisance finding, a vacant building pays a monthly monitoring fee set by City Council resolution.
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 Victorville 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

Victorville code What Victorville's code adds
Upkeep duties	Doors, windows and other openings must be secured or boarded under a valid building permit using approved methods. Applies: Applies to any vacant building, residential or commercial. § 16-6.14.070 · code text All doors, windows, and other openings are secured or boarded under a valid building permit in accordance with the methods approved in this Article. Landscaping and plant materials must be kept in good condition throughout the surrounding premises. Applies: Applies to any vacant building, residential or commercial, and the premises around it. § 16-6.14.070 · code text Landscaping and plant materials must be maintained and kept in good condition throughout the premises surrounding the building. The exterior, including paint and finishes, must be kept in good condition and repair. Applies: Applies to any vacant building, residential or commercial. § 16-6.14.070 · code text The exterior of the building, including but not limited to paint and finishes, is maintained in good condition and repair. Remove accumulated trash, debris, inoperative vehicles, graffiti, lumber, construction material, furniture, appliances, clothing and abandoned personal property from the exterior within 10 days. Applies: Applies to any vacant building, residential or commercial; 10 days from discovery or from the city's notice to remove. § 16-6.14.070 · code text All trash, debris, inoperative vehicles, graffiti, lumber, construction material, household furniture, appliances, clothing, or discarded, unused, or abandoned personal property are not permitted to accumulate and is removed from the exterior portions of the property on which the building is located within: (i) ten (10) days from the discovery of their placement or accumulation on the property; or (ii) ten (10) days from notification to the Property Owner or Responsible Person by the City to remove any such placement or accumulation.
Penalty	An infraction or misdemeanor. Applies: Applies to violations of the Article. § 16-6.14.090 · code text Violations of this Article may be prosecuted as either an infraction or a misdemeanor, at the discretion of the City Attorney, consistent with the provisions of Victorville Municipal Code ("VMC") Section 1.04.010. Up to $1,000.00 Applies: The first administrative citation for a violation of the vacant building maintenance rules. § 16-6.14.090 · code text A civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the first administrative citation. Up to $3,000.00 Applies: The second administrative citation, if the violation continues 30 days after the first. § 16-6.14.090 · code text Should the violation(s) continue thirty (30) days following the issuance of the first administrative citation, the Property Owner or Responsible Party may be subject to issuance of a second administrative citation and imposition of a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for such second violation. Up to $5,000.00 Applies: The third administrative citation, if the violations continue 30 days after the second. § 16-6.14.090 · code text Should the violations continue thirty (30) days following the issuance of the second administrative citation, the Property Owner or Responsible Party may be subject to issuance of a third administrative citation and imposition of a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for such third violation. A monthly monitoring or inspection fee set by City Council resolution in the Master Fee Schedule, not exceeding the City's reasonable monitoring and inspection costs. Applies: The vacant building is a public nuisance; the fee is imposed after the third civil penalty and a written nuisance determination. § 16-6.14.100 · code text The monitoring/inspection fee shall be in such amount as the City Council shall establish from time to time by resolution and set forth in the City's Master Fee Schedule, provided that said fee shall not exceed the reasonable costs of the City incurred in monitoring/inspecting such nuisance Vacant Buildings. The actual enforcement response and securement costs. Applies: Applies to nuisance vacant buildings requiring a City enforcement response and securement. § 16-6.14.100 · code text For nuisance Vacant Buildings requiring a City enforcement response and securement, additional and separate enforcement response costs shall be imposed for each response in amounts not to exceed the City's actual costs incurred in performing such response (e.g., Enforcement Officials' hourly rate and cost of board-up materials).

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 Victorville?

Any vacant building keeps landscaping and exterior, including paint, in good condition, with openings secured or boarded under a valid building permit. Trash, debris, graffiti, lumber, furniture and abandoned personal property must be removed from the exterior within 10 days of discovery or city notice. Administrative citations are up to $1,000.00 for the first, $3,000.00 for the second after 30 days, and $5,000.00 for the third. After a third penalty and nuisance finding, a vacant building pays a monthly monitoring fee set by City Council resolution.

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