2023A OFFICIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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G. CAUTION: INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU BID
The purpose of the auction is to collect the unpaid taxes and to convey the
tax-defaulted property to a responsible owner. The properties offered in this auction
are subject to the tax collector’s power to sell due to defaulted property taxes
exceeding five years or more for residential or agricultural property (three years or
more in the case of non-residential commercial property or vacant land). Parties
interested in bidding on property are strongly encouraged to investigate the subject
property to ensure that the property meets their needs. The information provided in
the list of properties is only for the identification of properties in the sale. The TTC
makes no warranties or representations about other matters beyond the basic tax
information as it appears in the County’s official property tax records, and to convey
title as described in Section N.
The TTC cannot guarantee the condition of any property nor assume any
responsibility for conformance to codes, permits or zoning ordinances. An
investigation may reveal that the property is part of a street or alley, located in a
flood control channel or landlocked (having no means of ingress and egress).
Improvements shown on the property list for a particular property may no longer
exist at the time of the auction. Streets shown as such on the maps offered by the
Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office may or may not exist, and in some cases
may be future streets. The burden is on the bidder to research thoroughly,
before the tax sale, any matters relevant to his or her decision to bid. Bidders
should inspect the property before bidding, but may NOT trespass onto
private property. Tax-defaulted property is sold on an “as is” basis.
The County makes no warranty, either expressed or implied, relative to usability,
ground location, or property lines of the properties. The prospective purchaser must
determine the exact location, desirability, and usefulness of the properties. The TTC
will NOT refund any deposit applied to, purchase made toward, or any
payment made on a purchase agreement for a property sold at the auction
based upon a bidder’s error or failure to investigate.
The County assumes no liability for any other possible liens, encumbrances or
easements, recorded or not recorded. Bidders should investigate thoroughly all
properties of interest prior to bidding.
H. LIENS THAT ARE NOT REMOVED BY TAX SALE
A tax deed will cancel all private liens (such as Deeds of Trust, Mechanic’s Liens,
Judgments, etc.), as well as all prior delinquent taxes. However, public liens such
as, Property Assessed Clean Energy liens, Weed Abatement liens, Demolition liens,
etc., or foreclosure judgments of those public liens, WILL NOT be discharged with a
tax deed.
Bidders may obtain a list of properties subject to weed and brush clearance
abatements from the Los Angeles City Fire Department at (213) 978-3424, or the