If property is sold subject to the right of redemption, promptly after the sale the levying officer or trustee who conducted the sale shall serve notice of the right of redemption on the judgment debtor. Service shall be made personally or by mail. The notice of the right of redemption shall indicate the applicable redemption period.
§ 729.050.Service of Notice of Right of Redemption
Title 10. Actions In Particular Cases · Chapter 1. Actions for the Foreclosure of Mortgages · Last amended 2007 · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 729.050 requires the levying officer or trustee to promptly serve the judgment debtor with notice of the right of redemption after a sale subject to redemption, either personally or by mail, stating the applicable redemption period.
Full Text of § 729.050
Plain-English Summary
A redemption right is only useful if the debtor knows it exists and how long it lasts. Section 729.050 requires the levying officer or trustee who conducted a redemption sale to serve the judgment debtor with notice of the right of redemption promptly after the sale.
Service can be made either personally or by mail, and the notice itself must state the applicable redemption period — the three-month or one-year window set by § 729.030, or the ninety-day window for a common interest development sale under § 729.035.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who must be notified of the right of redemption after a foreclosure sale?
The judgment debtor, promptly after the sale, by the levying officer or trustee who conducted it.
How can this notice be served?
Either personally or by mail.
What must the notice of the right of redemption say?
It must indicate the applicable redemption period.
Amendment History
Amended by Stats 2006 ch 575 (AB 2624),s 7, eff. 1/1/2007.
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.
· Official source
Also known as: notice of right of redemption californiaservice of redemption notice foreclosure