California Code
DIVISION 7 - THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911
PART 5 - IMPROVEMENT BONDS

CHAPTER 1 - Determination to Issue Bonds

Section 6400. - 6400. The legislative body may determine that serial bonds shall...

Section 6402. - 6402. If the amount of the unpaid assessment upon any...

Section 6403. - 6403. When the legislative body determines that serial bonds shall...

Section 6404. - 6404. Notwithstanding any other provision in this division, the legislative...

Section 6405. - 6405. The legislative body of any city may contract with...

CHAPTER 2 - Issuance of Bonds

Section 6420. - 6420. After the full expiration of 30 days from the...

Section 6421. - 6421. If any person, or his authorized agent, shall at...

Section 6422. - 6422. The treasurer shall upon the filing of the list,...

Section 6423. - 6423. If a lot or parcel of land is described...

Section 6424. - 6424. The bonds and interest thereon shall be paid at...

Section 6425. - 6425. The treasurer shall keep a register in his office,...

Section 6426. - 6426. If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on...

Section 6427. - 6427. Bonds issued pursuant to this part shall by their...

CHAPTER 3 - Payments on Assessments at Bond

Section 6440. - 6440. After the street superintendent files his list of unpaid...

Section 6441. - 6441. The first interest payment on the unpaid assessment shall...

Section 6441.1. - 6441.1. If a remittance to cover a payment of interest...

Section 6442. - 6442. If any installment of the principal of the unpaid...

Section 6443. - 6443. At least 15 days before each respective 15th day...

Section 6444. - 6444. The treasurer may accept payments of installments of interest...

Section 6445. - 6445. The treasurer shall, in addition to his other duties,...

Section 6446. - 6446. The assessment shall be a lien upon the property...

Section 6447. - 6447. The owner of or any person interested in any...

Section 6448. - 6448. When all payments on a bond are made to...

Section 6449. - 6449. Whenever a school district acquires property subject to a...

CHAPTER 4 - Form and Content of Bonds

Section 6460. - 6460. Form of bond. The bond shall be substantially in...

Section 6460.1. - 6460.1. Bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section...

Section 6460.5. - 6460.5. The bond shall be manually signed by the treasurer...

Section 6461. - 6461. The bonds shall: (a) Be payable to the party...

Section 6462. - 6462. The bonds shall extend over a period not exceeding...

Section 6462.1. - 6462.1. The legislative body conducting the proceedings may provide for...

Section 6463. - 6463. The interest shall be payable semiannually, by coupon, on...

Section 6464. - 6464. The legislative body conducting the proceedings may elect, in...

Section 6465. - 6465. Said bonds may be made payable to the contractor...

Section 6466. - 6466. The provisions of Articles 2 (commencing with Section 53430)...

Section 6467. - 6467. In the event there are unpaid assessments levied against...

Section 6467.1. - 6467.1. The interest upon the certificate provided in Section 6467...

Section 6467.2. - 6467.2. The certificates shall have annual principal coupons attached to...

Section 6467.3. - 6467.3. The certificate shall be payable at the office of...

CHAPTER 4.5 - Issuance of Bonds to Represent Unpaid Assessments Against Publicly Owned Property

Section 6468. - 6468. In addition to the method of collecting unpaid assessments...

Section 6468.1. - 6468.1. An annual proportion of the aggregate principal sum of...

Section 6468.2. - 6468.2. The legislative body may by resolution establish the denomination...

Section 6468.3. - 6468.3. The final maturity of the bonds shall not exceed...

Section 6468.4. - 6468.4. The treasurer shall keep a separate redemption fund, properly...

Section 6468.5. - 6468.5. Sections 5302.6, 8653, 8654, 8655, 8670, 8672, 8673 and...

Section 6468.6. - 6468.6. The bonds shall be payable at the office of...

Section 6468.7. - 6468.7. In the event that the public entity owning the...

Section 6468.8. - 6468.8. The legislative body conducting the proceedings may elect in...

CHAPTER 5 - Division of Land and Bond

Section 6480. - 6480. If any lot or parcel of land for which...

Section 6481. - 6481. When it is desired that new bonds be issued,...

Section 6482. - 6482. Upon receipt of the application and fee the street...

Section 6483. - 6483. When the apportionment has been made an application signed...

Section 6484. - 6484. When the treasurer has ascertained that the application is...

Section 6485. - 6485. The treasurer shall add to each apportioned amount a...

Section 6486. - 6486. The bond shall be payable in installments at the...

Section 6487. - 6487. No new bond shall be issued when the apportioned...

Section 6488. - 6488. Upon the surrender of the existing bond the treasurer...

CHAPTER 5.5 - Alternative Procedure for Division of Land and Bond

Section 6490. - 6490. This chapter provides an alternative to the procedure for...

Section 6490.5. - 6490.5. The legislative body may provide in the resolution of...

Section 6491. - 6491. (a) If any lot or parcel of land upon...

Section 6491.5. - 6491.5. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the street...

Section 6492. - 6492. After the apportionment has been determined pursuant to Section...

Section 6492.5. - 6492.5. (a) The clerk of the legislative body shall send...

Section 6493. - 6493. (a) At the time and place set for the...

Section 6493.5. - 6493.5. (a) If the clerk of the legislative body ascertains...

Section 6494. - 6494. If a city is the legislative body proceeding pursuant...

CHAPTER 6 - Default and Sale for Delinquency

Section 6500. - 6500. (a) Whenever payment upon either the principal or the...

Section 6501. - 6501. The treasurer shall mail a notice of sale to...

Section 6501.1. - 6501.1. (a) If there is surplus money remaining from the...

Section 6502. - 6502. No sale of property shall be made pursuant to...

Section 6503. - 6503. After the expiration of six months from the time...

Section 6504. - 6504. The notice of sale shall be in substantially (filling...

Section 6505. - 6505. (a) The day specified in the notice of sale...

Section 6505.1. - 6505.1. The treasurer shall be under no obligation to publish...

Section 6505.2. - 6505.2. (a) Not less than 45 days nor more than...

Section 6505.4. - 6505.4. For the purpose of giving notice, as required by...

Section 6506. - 6506. Any affidavit of publication setting forth a copy of...

Section 6507. - 6507. The treasurer shall collect the sum of seven dollars...

Section 6508. - 6508. If at any time prior to the sale any...

Section 6508.2. - 6508.2. Prior to the sale of any owner-occupied residential property,...

Section 6509. - 6509. (a) If such payment is not made, the sale...

Section 6510. - 6510. If through error or otherwise the total amount for...

Section 6511. - 6511. The treasurer, before delivering any certificate of sale, shall...

Section 6512. - 6512. Such book shall be open to public inspection during...

Section 6513. - 6513. The treasurer shall issue for each sale an original...

Section 6514. - 6514. The treasurer shall deliver the original certificate of sale...

Section 6515. - 6515. At any time after its delivery to him the...

Section 6516. - 6516. Upon production by the holder of the certificate of...

Section 6517. - 6517. Immediately on the sale, the purchaser shall become vested...

Section 6518. - 6518. The holder of a certificate of sale, upon assignment...

CHAPTER 7 - Redemption of Delinquent Property

Section 6530. - 6530. A redemption of the property sold may be made...

Section 6530.5. - 6530.5. The treasurer, within 10 days of the issuance of...

Section 6531. - 6531. Redemption can be made only by the payment to...

Section 6532. - 6532. When the redemption is made to the treasurer he...

CHAPTER 8 - Conveyance of Unredeemed Property

Section 6550. - 6550. In order to obtain a deed, the purchaser of...

Section 6551. - 6551. The owner of the property shall have the right...

Section 6552. - 6552. No deed to the property sold shall be issued...

Section 6554. - 6554. If the property is not redeemed within the time...

Section 6555. - 6555. The deed of the treasurer, when duly acknowledged or...

Section 6556. - 6556. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the purchaser...

CHAPTER 9 - Contesting Validity of Sales and Deeds for Delinquency

Section 6570. - 6570. Within 60 days after the sale of the property...

Section 6571. - 6571. Any action, suit, or proceeding attacking or contesting the...

Section 6572. - 6572. If any sale of lands for delinquency in the...

CHAPTER 11 - Foreclosure of Bond Lien

Section 6610. - 6610. As a separate, distinct and cumulative remedy, the holder...

Section 6611. - 6611. The action may be brought also at any time...

Section 6612. - 6612. The action shall be brought in the superior court...

Section 6613. - 6613. The complaint in the action shall be sufficient if...

Section 6614. - 6614. The bond, together with proof, either orally by the...

Section 6615. - 6615. The court may adjudge and decree a lien against...

Section 6616. - 6616. The plaintiff in the action may also recover the...

Section 6618. - 6618. The action shall be governed and regulated by the...

Section 6619. - 6619. A written notice of the pendency of any action...

Section 6620. - 6620. If an action is brought for recovery on any...

Section 6621. - 6621. Whenever a bond is foreclosed pursuant to this chapter,...

Section 6622. - 6622. The treasurer shall cancel the bond upon the records...

Section 6623. - 6623. The clerk of the court shall enter the judgment...

CHAPTER 12 - Reinstatement of Bonds

Section 6630. - 6630. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, any person...

Section 6631. - 6631. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6619, the treasurer shall...

Section 6632. - 6632. The holder of any bond so reinstated shall be...

CHAPTER 13 - Refunding of Bonds

Section 6640. - 6640. Bonds issued pursuant to this part may be refunded...