California · Water Code

WAT §51601: The notice shall contain the following: (a) A description of the parcels assessed, as described in the assessment list or operation and maintenance assessment roll or by reference number as set forth

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The notice shall contain the following: (a) A description of the parcels assessed, as described in the assessment list or operation and maintenance assessment roll or by reference number as set forth in the assessment list or roll on file in the office of the county treasurer (stating the date and time the list or roll was so filed), or by other appropriate reference thereto sufficient to identify the parcel, and shall refer to the assessment list or roll for further particulars. (b) The name of the person to whom the parcel is assessed or a statement that it is assessed to unknown owners if that is the case. (c) The amount of the delinquent installment, interest, and penalty due on the parcel calculated from the date of the call to the date of the sale if the delinquency is on an original unbonded assessment or from the date of delinquency to the date of sale if the delinquency is on an installment of an operation and maintenance assessment, together with a fee, to be determined by the district and the county treasurer, not to exceed the amount necessary to cover the costs incurred by the district and the county treasurer in conducting the sale. (d) A notice that the parcel assessed will be sold by the county treasurer on the date therein stated, in front of the courthouse of the principal county to pay the amount of the installment with accrued interest, penalty, and costs. (e) A notice that the sale may be avoided by payment prior thereto of the delinquent installment, penalty, and interest to the date of sale, plus a fee, to be determined by the district and the county treasurer, not to exceed the amount necessary to cover the costs incurred.

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