SECTIONS 26275-26280 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 26275-26280

26275. If property sold for delinquent assessments has not been
redeemed and five years have elapsed from the date of its sale, at
least 30 days prior to the end of the redemption period the collector
shall mail a notice specifying the date of sale and advising that,
unless redeemed, a collector's deed will be issued to the property at
any time after five years from the date of sale has elapsed. The
notice shall be sent by certified mail to the last assessee of the
property addressed to his last address shown on the assessment roll.
Five years after the date of sale, and 30 days after mailing of the
notice, the collector, upon demand, shall deliver a collector's deed
to the property to the district or to the assignee holding the
certificate of sale.

26276. Collector's deeds shall contain all of the following:
(a) Date of the sale.
(b) Statement that no person redeemed the property during the time
allowed for its redemption.

26277. The deed made by the collector may be in substantially the
following form, the blanks being filled to show the facts in each
case:

Collector's Deed
____ Irrigation District

On the ____ day of _____, 19__, the collector of _____ Irrigation
District sold to _____ Irrigation District for a delinquent
assessment real property situated within the district and in the
County of _____, State of California, described as follows:

(Insert description.)

No person has redeemed the property from the sale and the
purchaser has demanded a deed to the property.
Wherefore, I, the collector of _____ Irrigation District, grant to
_____ all of the real property aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of the district this ____ day of
_____, 19__.

(District
Seal.)
_____________________________________________
Collector of ______ Irrigation District

26278. If a collector's deed is demanded by an assignee of a
certificate of sale, the form of deed shall be amended by striking
out the words "the purchaser" and inserting in lieu thereof
substantially the following: "____ to whom the certificate of sale
has been assigned."

26279. In case partial redemption has been made, the form of the
collector's deed shall be modified to conform to the facts.

26280. The collector shall receive from the purchaser for the use
of the district two dollars ($2.00) for making the deed except when
the deed is to the district.