SECTIONS 5461-5464 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 5461-5464

5461. If any pest is found to exist upon any property which has
been deeded to the state for nonpayment of taxes, the notice of
abatement shall be served by recording and mailing a copy of the
notice to the State Controller, and either by personally serving or
by mailing a copy of it, in the manner provided in Sections 5425 to
5428, inclusive, to the last owner of record prior to the deeding of
the property to the state.

5462. If the expense of abatement becomes a lien on such property,
as provided in Sections 5429 to 5432, inclusive, and the property is
redeemed or sold to a private person at a tax sale, the action to
foreclose the lien shall be commenced within 120 days after the
redemption or sale.

5463. If no action to foreclose is commenced within 120 days
subsequent to the redemption or sale of the property, the lien ceases
to exist.

5464. If the property is acquired by the state, or by any municipal
corporation or political subdivision, and the right of redemption is
terminated, the lien terminates at the time the right of redemption
is terminated.