In all cases in which there is now vested or there shall hereafter be vested in a treasurer, street superintendent, or other public official the power to sell at public auction, after demand upon him by the holder of any public improvement bond, any lot or parcel of land upon which exists or which shall hereafter exist a lien to secure the payment of a public improvement assessment represented by said bond, and the act or law establishing such power fails to prescribe the time within which such official may act, said official may sell at any time prior to the expiration of four years after the due date of said bond or of the last installment thereof or of the last principal coupon attached thereto, or prior to January 1, 1947, whichever is later, but not thereafter. This section is not intended to extend, enlarge or revive any power of sale which has heretofore been lost by reason of lapse of time or otherwise.
§ 330.Sale of Land Upon Which Lien to Secure Payment of Public Improvement Assessment Represented By Public Improvement Bond
Title 2. Of the Time of Commencing Civil Actions · Chapter 2. The Time of Commencing Actions for the Recovery of Real Property · Enacted 1945 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 330 lets a public official with an undefined statutory power to sell property under a public improvement bond lien act within four years after the bond's due date, or until January 1, 1947, whichever is later, but does not revive a sale power already lost to lapse of time.
Full Text of § 330
Plain-English Summary
Section 330 fills a gap left by older laws that gave a treasurer, street superintendent, or other public official the power to sell property at public auction to satisfy a public improvement bond lien, but never said how long that power lasted. Where the statute or act creating the power is silent on timing, this section supplies the missing deadline.
The official may sell at any time before four years after the due date of the bond, its last installment, or its last principal coupon, or before January 1, 1947, whichever of those two dates comes later, but not after.
The section is careful to limit itself: it does not extend, enlarge, or revive a power of sale that had already been lost through lapse of time or some other cause before this section took effect.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if the law creating a public improvement bond lien never says how long the sale power lasts?
Section 330 supplies the missing deadline: four years after the bond's due date, or its last installment or coupon, or January 1, 1947, whichever is later.
Can Section 330 bring back a sale power that had already expired under the original law?
No. The section states it does not extend, enlarge, or revive a power of sale already lost through lapse of time or other cause.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 360.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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