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Foreclosure and auctions in Orange Cove

Orange Cove requires the trustee or beneficiary to register vacant foreclosed property within 10 days of the inspection that finds it vacant, with no registration fee. Foreclosure timelines and auction rules come from state law.

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Key points

Registration: The trustee or beneficiary registers vacant property with the director of planning and development services within 10 days of the inspection.
No fee: There is no fee to register a vacant foreclosed property.
Cleanup deadlines: On vacant buildings: board broken windows within 24 hours, replace them within 72 hours, remove trash within 72 hours and graffiti within 48 hours.
Local party: If no trustee or beneficiary lives within Fresno County, a party living within Fresno County must be named as the local responsible party.
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 Orange Cove 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

Orange Cove code What Orange Cove's code adds
Local contact	A party living within Fresno County must be named as the local responsible party or agent. Applies: Applies when no trustee or beneficiary lives within Fresno County. § 7.27.303 · code text If no trustee or beneficiary resides within the County of Fresno, the name, address, and phone number of a party residing within the County of Fresno who shall be designated as the local responsible party or agent
Upkeep duties	Post a sign at the property front, visible from the street, with the name and a 24-hour telephone number of the trustee, beneficiary or property management company. Applies: Applies to a registered vacant foreclosed property. § 7.27.303 · code text The property shall be posted with a sign indicating the name and a twenty-four hour telephone number for the trustee/beneficiary or property management company responsible for maintenance and security of the property. Board up broken windows within 24 hours and replace broken windows within 72 hours. Applies: Applies to vacant residential, commercial and industrial buildings. § 7.27.301 · code text Board up broken windows within twenty-four hours and replace broken windows within seventy-two hours, subject to the provisions of subsection G of this section. Remove all trash and debris within 72 hours of placement or abandonment. Applies: Applies to vacant residential, commercial and industrial buildings. § 7.27.301 · code text Remove all trash and debris within seventy-two hours of their placement or abandonment on the property. Remove all graffiti within 48 hours of placement. Applies: Applies to vacant residential, commercial and industrial buildings. § 7.27.301 · code text Remove all graffiti on the property within forty-eight hours of placement on the property.
Deadline to register	Within 10 days of inspection. Applies: Trustee or beneficiary must inspect on default, before recording a notice of default. Applies if the property is found vacant. § 7.27.303 · code text If the property is found to be vacant, it is deemed to fall within the provisions of this section and shall be registered with the director of planning and development services or his or her designee within ten days of inspection. Within 10 days of the inspection that finds it vacant. Applies: Trustee or beneficiary; a property occupied at first inspection is inspected monthly until the default is remedied or it is found vacant. § 7.27.303 · code text If the property is occupied at the time of inspection, it shall be inspected on a monthly basis until (i) the default is remedied by the trustor or other party or (ii) the property is found to be vacant, at which time it shall be registered within ten days.
Registration fee	No fee. Applies: Applies to registering a vacant foreclosed property. § 7.27.303 · code text No fee shall be charged for the registration of property.
Registration	The trustee or beneficiary must register the property with the director of planning and development services. Applies: Applies to vacant property in a trustee's or beneficiary's ownership or control from borrower default or foreclosure, a deed of trust transfer to the beneficiary, or a deed in lieu of foreclosure or sale. § 7.27.303 · code text This section shall apply to all vacant properties in the City of Orange Cove that have come within ownership or control of a trustee or beneficiary as a result of the default of the borrower and/or the foreclosure process.

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 Orange Cove?

The trustee or beneficiary registers vacant property with the director of planning and development services within 10 days of the inspection. There is no fee to register a vacant foreclosed property. On vacant buildings: board broken windows within 24 hours, replace them within 72 hours, remove trash within 72 hours and graffiti within 48 hours. If no trustee or beneficiary lives within Fresno County, a party living within Fresno County must be named as the local responsible party.

General information, not legal advice.

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