§ 5428 County Nuisance Abatement Lien

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•If the county cleans up a messy or dangerous property, they can put a lien on it.
•The lien starts from the day the county records the notice about the mess.
•The property owner has to pay back the county for the cleanup costs.

Example

Your neighbor’s yard is full of trash and old cars, so the county cleans it up.

The county can put a lien on your neighbor’s property to make them pay for the cleanup. This lien starts the day the county records the notice about the mess.

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§ 5428 County Nuisance Abatement Lien

The recorded notice is, from the date of recording, a lien against the property which is described in the notice for the expense that is incurred by the county subsequent to the recordation of the notice in the abatement of the nuisance. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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nuisance property lien claim recordation abatement

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 5428.

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