(a) A receiver of real property containing rental housing shall notify the court of the existence of any order or notice to correct any substandard or unsafe condition, as defined in Section 17920.3 or 17920.10 of the Health and Safety Code, with which the receiver cannot comply within the time provided by the order or notice.
§ 568.2.Notice of Substandard Or Unsafe Condition Concerning Rental Housing
Title 7. Other Provisional Remedies In Civil Actions · Chapter 5. Receivers · Last amended 2006 · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 568.2 requires a receiver of rental housing to notify the court, within a set deadline, of any order or notice citing a substandard or unsafe condition the receiver cannot fix in time, describing the danger, the projected cost and timeline for repairs, and whether the receivership has enough money to pay for them.
Full Text of § 568.2
(b) The notice shall be filed within 30 days after the receiver's appointment or, if the substandard condition occurs subsequently, within 15 days of its occurrence.
(c) The notice shall inform the court of all of the following:
(1) The substandard conditions that exist.
(2) The threat or danger that the substandard conditions pose to any occupant of the property or the public.
(3) The approximate cost and time involved in abating the conditions. If more time is needed to approximate the cost, then the notice shall provide the date on which the approximate cost will be filed with the court and that date shall be within 10 days of the filing.
(4) Whether the receivership estate is likely to contain sufficient funds to abate the conditions.
(d) If the receivership estate does not contain sufficient funds to abate the conditions, the receiver shall request further instructions or orders from the court.
(e) The court, upon receipt of a notice pursuant to subdivision (d), shall consider appropriate orders or instructions to enable the receiver to correct the substandard conditions or to terminate or limit the period of receivership.
Plain-English Summary
A receiver put in charge of rental property often inherits problems the previous owner never fixed -- code violations, unsafe wiring, broken heat. Section 568.2 makes the receiver tell the court about any government order or notice flagging a substandard or unsafe condition, under Health and Safety Code § 17920.3 or § 17920.10, that can't be corrected within the time that order or notice allows.
The receiver has thirty days after appointment to file that notice, or fifteen days after the condition arises if it surfaces later. The notice itself has to lay out what's wrong, the danger it poses to any occupant or the public, the approximate cost and time needed to fix it, and -- critically -- whether the receivership estate is likely to contain enough money to abate the conditions.
If the money isn't there, subdivision (d) requires the receiver to ask the court for further instructions, and subdivision (e) puts the ball in the court's hands: it has to consider appropriate orders or instructions to enable correction of the conditions, or to terminate or limit the receivership. Section 568.3 gives tenants and enforcement agencies their own way to bring these same issues to the court's attention.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must a rental-housing receiver tell the court about?
Any order or notice to correct a substandard or unsafe condition, as defined in Health and Safety Code § 17920.3 or § 17920.10, that the receiver cannot comply with in the time the order or notice allows.
How soon must the receiver file this notice?
Within thirty days after the receiver's appointment, or within fifteen days of the condition's occurrence if it arises later.
What if the receivership doesn't have enough money to fix the problem?
The receiver must request further instructions or orders from the court.
Can tenants themselves raise substandard-condition issues with the court?
Yes. Section 568.3 lets a tenant, tenant association, or enforcement agency file a motion seeking further instructions or orders on these same issues.
Amendment History
Amended by Stats 2005 ch 595 (SB 253),s 3, eff. 1/1/2006 Added by Stats 2001 ch 414 (AB 472), s 1, eff. 1/1/2002.
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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