Water Code section 51617

No sale, certificate of sale, or deed made for a valid delinquent assessment shall be adjudged invalid, unless the amount of the delinquent assessment, penalties, interest and costs has been refunded to the purchaser of the parcel.

Source: Section 51617, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=51617. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_51617

Original Source: Section 51617, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=51617. (last accessed May 12, 2025).