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Foreclosure and auctions in Sanger

Sanger requires registration of any vacant building, not only foreclosures, that has been or is expected to be vacant for longer than 60 days. It sets upkeep and security duties for all vacant buildings. Foreclosure timing and sale rules come from state law.

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Key points

Registration: City rule: register any vacant building, not only foreclosures, vacant or expected to be vacant longer than 60 days, with a local contact.
Cleanup deadlines: City rule: remove exterior trash and debris within 72 hours of notification, and graffiti within 48 hours of placement.
Exterior: City rule: keep the building exterior in good condition; painted surfaces need at least 95 percent coverage.
Security: City rule: lock windows and doors, replace broken ones, and secure accessible openings against trespassers.
State timeline: State law: at least 3 months from notice of default to notice of sale, which is posted at least 20 days before the sale.

Each rule below is marked Sanger 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

Sanger code What Sanger's code adds
Local contact	The registration must include a local contact. Applies: Applies to any building that has been or is expected to be vacant for longer than 60 days. § 38-89 · code text The registration shall include the identity of all record owners, the street address of the vacant building, and a local contact and shall be maintained only for internal use by the city.
Upkeep duties	Keep yards visible from public rights-of-way and neighbors safe and sanitary, control overgrowth, and keep landscaping trimmed, live and healthy. Applies: Applies to all vacant buildings. Landscaping upkeep is excused during city water-shortage rationing. § 38-88 · code text Maintain all yards visible from any public right of way, including interior yards visible from adjacent properties to be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, including keeping all plant materials controlled to avoid overgrowth as defined in this article; including park strips, with landscaping as defined in this article, installed and maintained in a trimmed, live and healthy condition; the requirements of this subsection to maintain live plant material shall not be effective if and during the time the city has implemented water shortage contingency rationing under its water conservation ordinance. Keep the building exterior in good condition, including paint, finishes, roofing materials, siding, stucco, masonry, railings, steps, gutters and structural elements. Painted surfaces need at least 95 percent coverage. Applies: Applies to all vacant buildings. § 38-88 · code text Maintain the exterior of the building, including but not limited to, paint, finishes, roofing materials, siding, stucco, masonry, railings, steps, gutters, and structural elements in good condition. Painted surfaces shall be deemed in good condition if there is at least 95 percent coverage of the structural element that is painted. Remove all exterior trash and debris within 72 hours of notification. Applies: Applies to all vacant buildings. § 38-88 · code text Remove all trash and debris from exterior of the property within 72 hours of notification. Take all reasonable steps to prevent criminal activity, including controlled-substance use and sale, prostitution and criminal street gang activity. Examples: monitored security alarms and frequent physical inspections. Applies: Applies to all vacant buildings. § 38-88 · code text Take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent criminal activity, including, but not limited to, the use and sale of controlled substances, prostitution, and criminal street gang activity, on the premises. Examples of reasonable steps include actively monitored security alarm systems and frequent physical inspections. Secure the structure and grounds against trespassers: lock windows and doors, replace broken ones, and secure accessible openings. Applies: Applies to all vacant buildings. § 38-88 · code text Secure and maintain the property, both structure and grounds, against trespassers, including maintaining all windows and doors with locks, replacing all broken doors or windows, and securing any other openings into the structure that are readily accessible to trespassers. Use rigid transparent material for windows visible from a public right-of-way, ⅜ inch to ½ inch thick, with minimum ½ inch washers Applies: Windows visible from any public right of way § 38-88 · code text Securing windows that are visible from any public right of way shall be done only with rigid transparent material such as plywood or clear Lexan type material with a minimum of ⅜ inch thickness to ½ inch thickness and including minimum ½ inch washers to secure. Remove all graffiti within 48 hours of placement. Applies: Applies to all vacant buildings. § 38-88 · code text Remove all graffiti on the property within 48 hours of placement on the property. Keep the property free of all fire hazards. Applies: Applies to all vacant buildings. § 38-88 · code text Maintain the property free of all fire hazards.
Registration	Required. Applies: Applies to any vacant building, not only foreclosures, that has been or is expected to be vacant for longer than 60 days. § 38-89 · code text All buildings that have been or are expected to be vacant for longer than 60 days shall be registered with the city as may be provided on a city website and city application.

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 Sanger?

City rule: register any vacant building, not only foreclosures, vacant or expected to be vacant longer than 60 days, with a local contact. City rule: remove exterior trash and debris within 72 hours of notification, and graffiti within 48 hours of placement. City rule: keep the building exterior in good condition; painted surfaces need at least 95 percent coverage. City rule: lock windows and doors, replace broken ones, and secure accessible openings against trespassers.

General information, not legal advice.

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