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Foreclosure and auctions in Soledad

Soledad requires the beneficiary or trustee to register vacant property after default, with a local property management company for corporate or out-of-area owners. Foreclosure timing and sale rules come from state law.

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Key points

Registration: City rule: the beneficiary or trustee registers within 10 days of the inspection on default that finds vacancy signs.
Fee and renewal: City rule: an annual fee set by city council resolution; later registrations are due July 1, by June 30 of the year due.
Local manager: City rule: a corporation, firm or out-of-area owner contracts a local property management company to inspect at least bi-monthly.
Fix deadline: City rule: non-compliant property of a corporate or out-of-area owner must comply within 3 days of notice, plus up to 2 more days.
Violations: City rule: a violation is an infraction, and each day or part of a day it continues is a new and separate offense.
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 Soledad 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

Soledad code What Soledad's code adds
Local contact	A local property management company responsible for the property's security, maintenance and marketing. Applies: Applies to a corporation, entity, or out-of-area beneficiary or trustee. § 9.07.040 · code text in the case of a corporation, entity, or out-of-area beneficiary/trustee, the local property management company responsible for the security, maintenance, and marketing of the property. A local property management company contracted to inspect at least bi-monthly. Applies: Applies to property owned by a corporation, firm or out-of-area beneficiary, trustee or owner. § 9.07.060 · code text A local property management company shall be contracted to perform, at a minimum, bi-monthly inspections to verify that the property is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, and any other applicable laws, are being met.
Upkeep duties	Keep vacant property free of weeds, dry brush, dead vegetation, trash, debris, building materials, accumulated newspapers and similar items giving the appearance of abandonment. Applies: Applies to vacant property subject to registration under Section 9.07.040. § 9.07.050 · code text The vacant property shall be kept free of weeds, dry brush, dead vegetation, trash, debris, building materials, any accumulation of newspapers, circulars, flyers, notices, except those required by federal, state or local law, discarded personal items including but not limited to furniture, clothing, large and small appliances, printed material or any other items that give the appearance that the property is abandoned. Remove graffiti, tagging or similar markings, or paint over them with matching exterior-grade paint. Applies: Applies to vacant property subject to registration under Section 9.07.040. § 9.07.050 · code text The property shall be maintained free of graffiti, tagging or similar markings by removal or painting over with an exterior grade paint that matches the color of the exterior of the structure. Maintain front and side yards visible from the fronting street with permitted landscaping. Regularly water, irrigate, cut, prune and mow it, and remove trimmings. Applies: Applies to vacant property subject to registration under Section 9.07.040. § 9.07.050 · code text Front and side yards visible from the fronting street shall be landscaped and maintained at the time registration was required in accordance with landscape provisions of Section 15.10.040 of this code and the requirements as set forth below: Keep pools and spas working with clear, pollutant-free water, or drained and dry. Meet minimum security fencing rules. Applies: Applies to properties with pools or spas. § 9.07.050 · code text Pools and spas shall be kept in working order so the water remains clear and free of pollutants and debris or shall be drained and kept dry. In either case, properties with pools and/or spas must comply with the minimum security fencing requirements of the city and state of California. Secure the property by closing and locking windows, doors, gates and openings. Promptly re-glaze or board broken windows or doors. Applies: Applies to the beneficiary, trustee or owner of properties subject to the chapter. § 9.07.060 · code text Properties subject to this chapter shall be maintained by the beneficiary/trustee/owner and/or owner of record in a secure manner so as not to be accessible to any unauthorized persons. At least one operable door into the building. Other operable doors may be secured as specified. Applies: Applies to the beneficiary, trustee or owner of properties subject to the chapter. § 9.07.060 · code text There shall be at least one operable door into the building or structure. Board doors and windows only upon repeated breach. Boards must fit openings and meet at least current International Property Maintenance Code standards. Applies: Applies when boarding is used as a security measure. § 9.07.060 · code text Boarding of doors and windows shall only be utilized as a security measure upon repeated breach of the building or structure. Boards shall be cut to fit the openings. Boarding shall be completed to a minimum of the current International Property Maintenance Code standards at the time the boarding is completed or required. Bring the property into compliance within 3 days of notice. The city manager may grant up to 2 more days. Applies: Applies to property owned by a corporation, firm or out-of-area beneficiary, trustee or owner that the city finds non-compliant. § 9.07.060 · code text the local property manager or responsible person or entity shall bring the property back into compliance within three days of notice thereof. At the discretion of the city manager or designee, an extension of time, not to exceed an additional two days, may be provided. Put water utility service in the beneficiary's or trustee's name until the property is no longer vacant. Applies: Applies at the time of registration. § 9.07.040 · code text At the time of registration, the beneficiary or trustee shall cause the water utility service to be registered in their name and shall maintain such utility in their name until the property is no longer vacant.
Penalty	An infraction; prosecution or administrative enforcement and penalty fees as provided in Title 1. Applies: Applies to a violation of any portion of the chapter. § 9.07.120 · code text Violations of this chapter shall be treated as a strict liability offense regardless of intent. Any person, corporation, and/or firm or entity that violates any portion of this chapter is guilty of an infraction and subject to prosecution and/or administrative enforcement and penalty fees as provided in Title 1 of this code. A new and separate offense for each day or part of a day. Applies: Applies while the violation or failure to comply continues or is permitted. § 9.07.120 · code text it shall constitute a new and separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which a violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision or requirement of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by any person, firm, corporation and/or entity, and shall be punished accordingly.
Deadline to register	Within 10 days of the inspection. Applies: Applies to a beneficiary or trustee holding a deed of trust, when the inspection on default before a notice of default finds vacancy signs. § 9.07.040 · code text the beneficiary/trustee shall, within ten days of the inspection, register the property with the city manager or his or her designee on forms provided by the city. Within 10 days of that inspection. Applies: Applies to a beneficiary or trustee when a property in default that was occupied (inspected monthly) is found vacant or showing vacancy signs. § 9.07.040 · code text the trustee shall, within ten days of that inspection, register the property with the city manager or his or her designee on forms provided by the city.
Registration fee	Set by resolution of the city council. Applies: Applies to the annual fee for registering an abandoned residential property. § 9.07.040 · code text The fee for registering an abandoned residential property shall be set by resolution of the city council. July 1 of each year; no later than June 30 of the year due. Applies: Applies to later registrations and fees. § 9.07.040 · code text Subsequent registrations and fees are due July 1 of each year and must be received no later than June 30 of the year due.
Registration	Required. Applies: Applies to a beneficiary or trustee when the inspection on default finds vacancy signs, and after a foreclosure sale or deed in lieu transfers title. § 9.07.040 · code text If the property is found to be vacant or shows evidence of vacancy, it is, by this chapter, deemed abandoned and the beneficiary/trustee shall, within ten days of the inspection, register the property with the city manager or his or her designee on forms provided by the city. Required. Applies: Applies to a beneficiary or trustee when a property in default that was occupied (inspected monthly) is later found vacant or showing vacancy signs. § 9.07.040 · code text It is found to be vacant or shows evidence of vacancy, at which time it is deemed abandoned and the trustee shall, within ten days of that inspection, register the property with the city manager or his or her designee 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 Soledad?

City rule: the beneficiary or trustee registers within 10 days of the inspection on default that finds vacancy signs. City rule: an annual fee set by city council resolution; later registrations are due July 1, by June 30 of the year due. City rule: a corporation, firm or out-of-area owner contracts a local property management company to inspect at least bi-monthly. City rule: non-compliant property of a corporate or out-of-area owner must comply within 3 days of notice, plus up to 2 more days. City rule: a violation is an infraction, and each day or part of a day it continues is a new and separate offense.

General information, not legal advice.

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