(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.
(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.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 595, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018