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Foreclosure and auctions in San Jacinto

San Jacinto requires the beneficiary and trustee to register an abandoned property with the building official within 10 days of an inspection after default that finds it abandoned. Foreclosure steps follow state law.

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Key points

Registration: Register within 10 days of an inspection finding abandoned property, or a monthly inspection finding a distressed property vacant or showing vacancy signs.
Annual fee: Later annual registrations and fees are due January 31. The city council sets the fee by resolution.
Local manager: A corporation or out-of-area beneficiary, trustee or owner must contract a local property management company for weekly inspections.
Sign: Those owners must post a name and 24-hour number on a sign at least 18 by 24 inches, visible from the street.
Upkeep: Abandoned or distressed properties must be free of weeds, trash and graffiti, with windows, doors and gates locked and broken windows reglazed or boarded.
State timeline: State law: at least 3 months pass from the recorded notice of default to notice of sale, posted at least 20 days before sale.

Each rule below is marked San Jacinto 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

San Jacinto code What San Jacinto's code adds
Local contact	The registration must name the local property management company responsible for security, maintenance and marketing. Applies: Applies to an out-of-area beneficiary or trustee. § 8.60.040 · code text in the case of an out of area beneficiary or trustee, the local property management company responsible for the security, maintenance and marketing of the subject property. Contract a local property management company to perform weekly inspections. Applies: Applies to abandoned property owned by a corporation or an out-of-area beneficiary, trustee or owner. § 8.60.060 · code text If any abandoned property is owned by a corporation or out of area beneficiary, trustee or owner, a local property management company shall be contracted to perform weekly inspections to verify that the requirements of this chapter, and any other applicable laws, are being met.
Upkeep duties	Keep free of weeds, dry brush, dead vegetation, trash, junk, debris, building materials, accumulated newspapers and similar items that give the appearance of abandonment. Remove graffiti. Maintain visible front and side yards to the neighborhood landscaping standard. Maintain or drain pools and spas, with California minimum security fencing. Applies: Applies to abandoned or distressed properties. § 8.60.050 · code text Abandoned or distressed properties shall be, in comparison to the neighborhood standard, kept free of weeds, dry brush, dead vegetation, trash, junk, debris, building materials, any accumulation of newspapers, circulars, flyers, notices Keep windows, doors, gates and other openings closed and locked. Reglaze or board broken windows. Applies: Applies to abandoned or distressed properties. § 8.60.060 · code text Abandoned or distressed properties shall be maintained in a secure manner so as not to be accessible to unauthorized persons. Post name and 24-hour number in a visible street-facing spot, on a sign at least 18 by 24 inches. Applies: Applies to abandoned property owned by a corporation or an out-of-area beneficiary, trustee or owner. § 8.60.060 · code text The posting shall be no less than eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches and shall be of a font that is legible from a distance of forty-five (45) feet
Deadline to register	Register within ten days. Applies: Applies to the beneficiary and trustee, when the inspection after default and before a notice of default finds abandoned property. § 8.60.040 · code text If the property is abandoned, the beneficiary and trustee shall, within ten (10) days following the inspection, register the abandoned property with the building official on forms provided by the city. Register within ten days. Applies: Applies to the beneficiary and trustee, when a distressed property inspected at least monthly is found vacant or showing signs of vacancy. § 8.60.040 · code text at which time it is deemed abandoned, and the trustee shall, within ten (10) days following the required inspection, register the property with the building official on forms provided by the city. January 31. Applies: Applies to later annual registrations and fees. § 8.60.040 · code text Subsequent registrations and fees are due January 1st of each year and must be received by the building official no later than January 31st of the year due.
Registration fee	Set from time to time by resolution of the city council. Applies: Applies to property subject to the chapter. § 8.60.080 · code text The fee for registering a property subject to this chapter shall be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
Registration	The beneficiary and trustee must register the abandoned property with the building official. Applies: Applies upon default, if abandoned. Distressed properties that become vacant are deemed abandoned. Also after a foreclosure sale or deed in lieu. § 8.60.040 · code text If the property is abandoned, the beneficiary and trustee shall, within ten (10) days following the inspection, register the abandoned property with the building official on forms provided by the city.

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 San Jacinto?

Register within 10 days of an inspection finding abandoned property, or a monthly inspection finding a distressed property vacant or showing vacancy signs. Later annual registrations and fees are due January 31. The city council sets the fee by resolution. A corporation or out-of-area beneficiary, trustee or owner must contract a local property management company for weekly inspections. Those owners must post a name and 24-hour number on a sign at least 18 by 24 inches, visible from the street. Abandoned or distressed properties must be free of weeds, trash and graffiti, with windows, doors and gates locked and broken windows reglazed or boarded.

General information, not legal advice.

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