At the time fixed in the notice of sale, lots or parcels of land on which the total amount of the delinquent assessments, penalties and costs have not been fully paid shall by operation of law be sold by the Board of Public Works to the City of Los Angeles for such total amount due plus $50.00 for each such lot or parcel of land for a certificate of sale; and the fact of such sale shall be entered on the Assessment Roll opposite the description of each property sold. The fees and costs herein shall be adjusted, if required, in order to cover the City’s administrative costs and adopted in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37-I,1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing fees.
Funds in the amount for which such properties are sold to the City shall be transferred to the special fund for the improvement; and any redemption payments received on account of sold properties may be applied to reimburse the fund from which the transfer was made.
The Board of Public Works shall issue original and duplicate certificates of sale, referring to the proceedings describing each lot or parcel of land sold, stating that the properties are sold to the City and giving the amount for which each is sold. The original certificate shall be filed with the City Engineer and shall be retained as a record of the sale.
Any such certificate may include any number of parcels of property whether contiguous to each other or not.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 75,000.
Amended by: Ord. No. 108,499, Ord. No. 149,299, Eff. 2-17-77; 3rd Para., Ord. No. 149,941*, Eff. 8-15-77; 1st Para., Ord. No. 168,733, Eff. 5-31-93; 3rd Para., Ord. No. 181,595, Eff. 4-10-11.