Water Code section 51608

If the owner fails to designate the portion of the parcel he or she wishes sold for a delinquent assessment, the county treasurer may sell the whole or the least portion of the land that will bring the amount due for the assessment, accrued interest, penalty and costs.

Source: Section 51608, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=51608. (updated Aug. 22, 1994; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_51608

Original Source: Section 51608, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=51608. (last accessed May 12, 2025).