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Foreclosure and auctions in San Juan Bautista

San Juan Bautista charges the owner of a building that is boarded or vacant for more than 90 days a monthly amount set by City Council resolution. Foreclosure steps and auctions follow state law.

Key points

  • Monthly charge: Every owner of a building, residential or not, boarded or vacant more than 90 days pays a monthly amount set by City Council resolution.
  • 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.
  • Trustee sale: State law: a 1–4 unit trustee's sale is not final for 15 days; eligible tenant buyers and bidders may bid within 45 days.

Each rule below is marked San Juan Bautista 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 Juan Bautista code What San Juan Bautista's code adds
Registration fee
  • A monthly amount to be set by resolution of the City Council.
    Applies: Applies to every owner of a building (residential or not) that is boarded or vacant for more than 90 days.
    § 5-21-105 · code text
    There is hereby imposed upon every owner of a vacant or boarded building a monthly vacant or boarded building monitoring fee in an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council.

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 Juan Bautista?

Every owner of a building, residential or not, boarded or vacant more than 90 days pays a monthly amount set by City Council resolution.

General information, not legal advice.

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