California · Water Code

WAT §70240: The tax collector shall sell to the district, for the nonpayment of taxes, the property assessed at the same time and in the same manner as property assessed for state and county taxes is sold.

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The tax collector shall sell to the district, for the nonpayment of taxes, the property assessed at the same time and in the same manner as property assessed for state and county taxes is sold. If the delinquent property is not redeemed within the period provided for the redemption of property sold to the State, then the tax collector shall deed the property to the district in the same manner as property is deeded to the State for nonpayment of taxes.

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