California Civil Code

§ 1993.07

CIV § 1993.07 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 3 · Title 5 · Part 4 · Ch. 5.5

Statute text

(a)(1) The property described in the notice that is not released pursuant to Section 1987 shall be sold at public sale by competitive bidding except that, if the landlord reasonably believes that the total resale value of the property is less than the threshold amount, the landlord may retain the property for his or her own use or dispose of it in any manner.

(2)For the purposes of this section, “threshold amount” means either two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or an amount equal to one month’s rent for the premises occupied by the tenant, whichever is greater.

(b)(1) Notice of the time and place of the public sale shall be given by publication pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county where the sale is to be held.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 74, Sec. 3. (AB 2173) Effective January 1, 2019.