Ordinance 13-02ORDINANCE NO. 2013-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EASTV ALE, CALIFORNIA, AMEDNING CHAPTER 110.88 IN ITS
ENTIRETY OF THE EASTVALE MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING THE REGISTRATION OF RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY IN FORECLOSURE PROGRAM
TilE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EASTV ALE DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
1. The California housing market has shown marginal improvement since the start of
the 2008 national economic downturn and the related housing market breakdown; and
2. This-prolonged-downturn, aggravated by high rates of unemployment in all areas
of Riverside County continues to keep the number of foreclosed properties, or properties with
mortgages in default, ("distressed properties") high as unemployed homeowners struggle to
make monthly mortgage payments; and
3. Such properties are :frequ~ntly acquired by or have liens held by banks, financial
institutions and large real estate conglomerates that have little or no connection to the
communities in which they -own property; and
4. Many of these properties subject to or threatened with the foreclosure process are
vacated or abandoned prior to the conclusion of the foreclosure process. Such vacant or
abandoned properties may sit empty f-or months or years awaiting the final foreclosure sale.
Extended vacancy or abandonment often results in the creation of multiple violations of City
building and City codes; thus creating a public nuisance. As the parties holding the mortgage on
such properties are-often large financial-institutions located out of state, enforcement of City
code violations poses an immense challenge; and
5. City code violations include, and may in the foreseeable future include among
other things multiple violations, unoccupied properties susceptible to vandalism and/or open
structures rendering them unsafe and dangerous, are full of litter and trash, unlocked houses,
overgrown grass and bushes, and unsecured swimming pools that are not only a threat to-children
but become breeding grounds for infectious insects such as mosquitoes; and
6. There have been-appr-oximately 342 Notice of Defaults filed in the City of
Eastvale in the first six months of 2012, and an approximate total of 702 Notice of Defaults
recorded in 2011; and
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7. There have been approximately 132 Notice of Trustee's Sale recorded in the City
of Eastvale in the first six months of 2012, and an approximate total of 260 Notice of Trustee's
Sale recorded in calendar year 2011; and
8. There have been an approximate total of 45 Properties that Sold back to the Bank
at Trustees Sale in the first six months of2012, and an approximate total of 192 in 2011; and
9. There have been an approximate total of 63 properties that have sold to a third
party at a Trustee's Auction Sale in the first six months of2012, and an approximate total of 115
that sold to-a third party at Trustee's-Sale Auction in-2011-; and
10. The number of recordings ofNotice ofDefaults within the City ofEastvale seems
to have held steady in the last 18 months with an average of 55-58 per month; and
11. Through the adoption of this Chapter, the City will implement a new program
designed to prevent and address the adverse impacts the numbers of distressed properties have
the potential to-create.
SECTION 2. CHAPTER 110.88 IS ADDED TO THE EASTV ALE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:
"REGISTRATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN FORECLOSURE
Sections:
110.88.010-Pwpose/scope.
110.88.020 -Definitions.
11 0.88.030 -Registration.
110.88.040 -Maintenance requirements.
110.88.045 -Security requirements.
110.88.046 -Administrative memorandum with a beneficiary.
110.88.047 -Notice by beneficiary to City of dimosition of registered property.
110.88.048-Re-registration of property subject to this Chapter.
110.88.049 -Additional authority.
110.88.060 -Fees.
110.88.061 -Additional Fees.
110.88.070 -Enforcement.
110.88.071 -Fine for failure to timely register a property with the City.
110.88.072 -Prohibition against passing on costs. fees and fines to a trustor. subsequent
purchaser or transferee
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110.88.073-Special provisions where property is encumbered with the security interests of
multiple beneficiaries.
110.88.080 -Violation/penalty.
110.88.081 -Unlawful Auction Sale by Trustee/Penalty.
110.88.082 -Unlawful Participation by Trustee in Short Pay Agreement.
110.88.090 .: Severability.
110.88.010-Purpose/scope.
It is the purpose and intent of the Eastvale City Council, through the adoption of
this Chapter, to establish a Registration of Residential Property in Foreclosure Program
as a mechanism to protect neighborhoods from becoming blighted through the lack of
adequate maintenance and security of abandoned or unoccupied residential properties,
including. residential properties which are subject to foreclosure proceedings and
residential properties which are being held by a beneficiary following the completion of a
foreclosure proceeding, pending sale by the beneficiary or pending lease by the
beneficiary and occupancy of the unoccupied residential structure.
110.88.020 -Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter, certain words and phrases used in this Chapter
are defined as follows:
"Abandoned" means· any property that is vacant and is under a current notice -of
default and/or notice of trustee's sale, and/or any property which has been the subject of a
foreclosure sale trustee sale or judicially authorized sale where the title was retained. by
the beneficiary under its deed of trust upon the conclusion of the foreclosure and any
property transferred by the trustor under a deed in lieu of foreclosure/sale to either the
beneficiary, the trustee or to any authorized entity as approved by the beneficiary.
"Accessible property" means a property that is accessible-through a
compromised/breached gate, fence, wall, etc.
"Accessible structure" means a structure/building that is unsecured andlor
breached in such a way as to allow access to the interior space by unauthorized persons.
"Agent" means-and refers to · a trustee, a mortgage servicer and any other person
authorized to act on behalf of a beneficiary with respect to a mortgage loan account, or
real property which is pledged to the beneficiary as security to a mortgage loan, and for i
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the purposes of this Chapter, the term "agenf' includes any person authorized to act on
behalf of a beneficiary who has completed a foreclosure of property from and after the
time such beneficiary has acquired title to the property which was formerly secured by a
deed of trust in favor of such beneficiary when the agent is undertaking any work or
responsibility for the former beneficiary with respect to the ownership, maintenance, use
or other disposition of such property, including any affiliate of such a beneficiary which
acquire title to such property either, at the time of foreclosure (or recordation of a deed in
lieu of foreclosure).
"Agreement" means any agreement or written instrument which provides that title
to residential property shall be transferred or conveyed from one owner to another owner
after the sale, trade, transfer or exchange.
"Assignment of rents" means an instrument that transfers the beneficial interest
under a deed of trust from one lender/entity to another.
"Beneficiary" means a lender under a promissory note to pay money secured by a
deed of trust on property. The word "beneficiary" as used in this Chapter means and
includes any assignee or successor to such beneficiary, whether such assignee or
successor acquires its interest in the beneficiary's promissory note either before a notice
of default is recorded on the property securing the obligation payable to the beneficiary or
after a notice of default is recorded. In the event that a property may provide security for
the loan or obligation of more than one beneficiary, the beneficiary who causes its notice
of default to be recorded shall be responsible for registering the property as set forth in
this Chapter 110.88.
"Buyer" means any person, co-partnership, association, corporation, or fiduciary
who agrees to transfer anything of value in consideration for property described in an
agreement of sale, as defined in this subsection.
"City" means ·the City of Eastvale.
"Dangerous building" means any building/structure that is in violation of any
condition referenced in the City Building Code.
"Days" means consecutive calendar days.
"Deed in lieu of foreclosure/sale" means an instrument that transfers -ownership of
a property from the trustor to the holder of a deed of trust upon consent of the beneficiary
of the deed of trust.
"Deed of trust" means an instrument by which title to real estate is transferred to a
third party trustee as security for a real estate loan. This definition applies to any and all
subsequent deeds of trust, i.e., second trust deed, third trust deed, etc.
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"Default" means the failure to fulfill a contractual obligation, monetary or
conditional.
"Default inspection" means a physical inspection of the exterior areas of the
property conducted by the beneficiary or its agent following the occurrence of a breach or
event of default by the trustor under a deed of trust.
"Distressed" means a property that is under a current notice of default and/or
notice of trustee's sale or has been foreclosed upon by the trustee or has been conveyed to
the beneficiary/trustee via a deed in lieu of foreclosure/sale.
"Evidence of vacancy" means any objective set of facts or conditions that on its
own or combined with other objective facts and conditions present would lead a
reasonable person to believe that the property is vacant. Such conditions include, but are
not limited to, overgrown and/or dead vegetation, accumulation of newspapers, circulars,
flyers and/or mail, past due utility notices and/or disconnected utilities, accumulation of
trash, junk and/or debris, the absence ofwindow coverings such as curtains, blinds and/or
shutters, the absence of furnishings and/or personal items consistent with residential
habitation.
"Foreclosure" means the process by which a property, placed as security for a real
estate loan, is sold at auction to satisfy the debt if the trustor (borrower) defaults.
"Mortgage servicer" or "servicer" means a person or entity responsible for the
day-to-day management of a real estate or mortgage loan account, including collecting
and crediting periodic loan payments, managing any escrow account, or enforcing
mortgage loan terms, either as the holder of the loan note or on behalf of the holder of the
loan note.
''Notice of default" means a recorded notice that states that a default has occurred
under a deed of trust and that the beneficiary intends to proceed with a trustee's sale.
"Owner" means any person, co-partnership, association, corporation, or fiduciary
having a legal or equitable title or any interest in any real property.
"Owner of record" means the person having recorded title to the property at any
given point in time the record is provided by the Riverside County Recorder's Office.
"Property" means any residential, zoned or occupied real property or portion
thereof, situated in the City and includes the buildings or structures located on such
property, regardless of condition.
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"Residential building" means any improved real property, or portion thereof,
situated in the City, designed or permitted to be used for dwelling purposes, and shall
include the buildings and structures located on such improved real property. This
includes any real property being offered for sale, trade, transfer, or exchange as
"residential" whether or not it is legally permitted and/or zoned for such use.
"Securing" means such measures as may be directed by the Chief Building
Official or the City Manager or his/her designee that assist in rendering the property
inaccessible to unauthorized persons, including but not limited to the installation or repair
offences and walls, chaining/padlocking of gates, the repair or boarding of door, window
and/or other openings.
"Trustee" means the person, firm or corporation holding a deed of trust on a
property.
"Trustor" means a borrower under a deed of trust, who deeds property to a trustee
as security for the payment of a debt.
"Vacant" means a building/structure that is not legally occupied.
110.88.030 -Registration.
A. Prior to recording a notice of default on a property located in the City of Eastvale
which is subject to a deed of trust, the beneficiary, or its agent, shall conduct a
default inspection of the property. When practicable, each default inspection shall
be conducted upon prior reasonable notice and consent of the trustor and/or the
occupant of the property. In instances when the trustor and/or the occupant's
permission cannot reasonably be obtained despite due and diligent inquiry by the
beneficiary, or where the trustor or the occupant may expressly refuse to give the
beneficiary consent to a default inspection, the beneficiary or its agent shall
conduct the default inspection of the exterior areas of the property which may be
viewed from the adjacent public right-of-way or from adjacent property on which
the owner or occupant of such adjacent property has consented to entry onto such
adjacent property by the beneficiary for the purpose of conducting a default
inspection of the adjoining property. The beneficiary, or its agent, shall maintain a
written record of the time and date of each default inspection and shall identify
the individual who conducted the default inspection. The written record of each
default inspection shall at a minimwn indicate whether, at the time of the default
inspection, the property was: (1) occupied or vacant, and if vacant, set forth facts
to support the evidence of vacancy; (2) in compliance with the general
maintenance and monitoring standard set forth in Section 11 0.88.040; and (3) if
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security appliances have been installed on the property by either the trustor, the
beneficiary or its agent, or by another entity, the default inspection report shall
indicate whether the installed security appliances are intact and in good and
serviceable condition. A default inspection report shall contain such other
property-specific information as the Chief Building Official or the City Manager
or his/her designee may direct in writing to the beneficiary.
B. The beneficiary, or its agent shall register the property with the Code
Enforcement Officer or the City Manager or her/his designee, on forms provided
by the City within ten (1 0) days from the date a notice of default is recorded on
the property.
C. For all property for which a notice of default has been recorded before April 12,
2013, and where since that date, such notice of default has not either been
rescinded superseded, or the beneficiary has not sold the property to a third party
pursuant to a trustee's sale, then in such event, the beneficiary or its agent shall
register the property with the Code Enforcement Officer or the City Manager or
his/her designee, on forms provided by the City by no later than April 30, 2013.
The provisions of this Section 110.88.030.C., are intended to apply to all property
where: (i) a foreclosure proceeding may have been initiated prior to the effective
date of this Chapter; (ii) the pre-April 12, 2013 notice of default has not been
either rescinded or superseded; and (iii) the beneficiary has not completed the
exercise of its remedy identified under such pre-April 12, 2013 notice of default,
for whatever reason, including without limitation one or more trial mortgage loan
modification attempts by the trustor or borrower, loan forbearance by the
beneficiary, beneficiary foreclosure moratorium or the effect of the pendency of
bankruptcy proceedings of the trustor for which relief from stay has not been
obtained from the bankruptcy court by the beneficiary.
110.88.040 -Maintenance requirements.
A. Properties which are abandoned or vacant shall be, in comparison to the
neighborhood standard, maintained and kept free of weeds, dry brush, dead
vegetation, trash, junk, debris, building materials, any accumulation of
newspapers, circulars, flyers, notices, except those required by federal, state or
local law, discarded personal items including but not limited to furniture, clothing,
large and small appliances, printed material or any other items that give the
appearance that the property is abandoned. Such property shall be maintained free
of graffiti, tagging or similar markings by removal or painting over with an
exterior grade paint that matches the color of the exterior of the structure. In
general, the maintenance of abandoned or vacant property shall comply with the
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standards set forth in current HUD securing standards, or such other standard as
may hereafter be ordered in writing by the Code Enforcement Officer, Chief
Building Official, or the City Manager. Adherence to the maintenance and
monitoring standard set forth in this section does not relieve the
beneficiary/trustee or property owner of any obligations set forth in any
covenants, conditions and restrictions and/or homeowners' association rules and
regulations which may apply to the property.
B. Each property which is acquired by a beneficiary following the recordation of a
notice of default, whether acquired by such beneficiary by foreclosure, deed in
lieu of foreclosure, judgment of foreclosure, or in any other manner, shall be
maintained by the beneficiary in accordance with the general standard set forth in
Section 110.88.040.A, for so long a period of time as the beneficiary may own
such property.
C. Nothing in this Section 110.88.040 shall be deemed to prevent the City of
Eastvale, upon appropriate written application to the Superior Court, from seeking
appointment of a receiver for property under applicable law, to provide
appropriate preservation, maintenance, security or abatement of adverse
conditions on property which is abandoned or vacant under Section 8.08.040.A,
or to appoint a receiver or take other action for property acquired by the
beneficiary under Section 11 0.88.040.B, but which thereafter is not being
maintained under the standards set forth in this Chapter. The remedies available to
the City under this Chapter to respond to adverse property maintenance conditions
on properties where foreclosure proceedings have been initiated by a beneficiary
or to respond to adverse property maintenance conditions on properties where a
beneficiary has completed the exercise of its remedies following the recordation
of a notice of default under this Chapter are expressly declared to be cumulative
with all other remedies available to the City under applicable law.
110.88.045-Security requirements.
Properties which are abandoned or vacant shall be maintained by the beneficiary
in a secure manner so as not to be accessible to unauthorized persons. In general, the
security of abandoned or vacant property by the beneficiary shall comply with current
HUD standards, or such other standard as may hereafter be ordered in writing addressed
to the beneficiary by the Code Enforcement Officer, Chief Building Official or City
Manager.
If the property is owned by a corporation and/or out-of-area
beneficiary/trustee/owner, a local property management company shall be contracted to
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perform weekly inspections to verify that the requirements of this section, and any other
applicable law, are being satisfied.
The property shall be posted with name and address of the beneficiary and shall
include a twenty-four (24) hour contact phone number of the local property management
company. The posting shall be no less than eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24)
inches and shall be of a font that is legible from a distance of forty-five ( 45) feet and shall
contain along with the name and twenty-four (24) hour contact number the words "THIS
PROPERTY MANAGED BY" and "TO REPORT PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS
CALL. [X] OR CALL THE CITY OF EASTVALE AT (951) 361-0900." The posting
shall be placed on the interior of a window facing the street to the front of the property so
it is visible from the street, or secured to the exterior of the building/structure facing the
street to the front of the property so it is visible from the street or, if no such area exists,
on a stake of sufficient size to support the posting in a location that is visible from the
street to the front of the property but not readily accessible to vandals. Exterior posting
must be constructed of and printed with weather resistant materials.
The local property management company shall make available to the City upon
request written confirmation that the property has been inspected not less frequently than
once per week to confirm that the property is in compliance with the requirements of this
Chapter.
110.88.046 -Administrative memorandum with a beneficiary.
Upon prior written application in a form approved by the City Manager, or
designee, a beneficiary or a trustee or agent on behalf of one or more beneficiaries, may
enter into a memorandum of agreement with the City for administration of the provisions
of this Chapter 110.88 to one or more properties which are either owned by such
beneficiary (or represented group of such beneficiaries) or for which the beneficiary has
caused to be recorded a notice of default. Such a memorandum shall have a duration of
not more than twelve (12) months, unless renewed or extended by the beneficiary and the
City and shall contain other provisions reasonably acceptable to the City Manager, or
designee. Each such memorandum of agreement shall reference this Section 110.88.046,
and shall be subject to the approval by the City Manager, or designee.
110.88.047-Notice by beneficiary to City of disposition of registered property.
A. Within ten (10) days following the release of a notice of default and the
reinstatement of the loan of the trustor, the beneficiary or its agent shall give the
City written notice of such release and reinstatement.
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B. Within ten (1 0) days following the sale, transfer or other conveyance to a third
person of a property registered with the City under this Chapter 110.88, the
beneficiary or its agent, shall give the City written notice of such sale, transfer or
other conveyance together with current contact information for such bona fide
purchaser/successor-in-interest to the beneficiary in such property.
110.88.048 -Re-registration of property subject to this Chapter.
The beneficiary or its agent shall annually renew a registration of each property
which the beneficiary has previously registered with the City under this Chapter, and in
which such beneficiary retains either an equitable or legal interest as of the first
anniversary ofthe registration of such property with the City. The beneficiary or its agent
shall re-register the property on forms provided by the City.
110.88.049 -Additional Authority.
In addition to the enforcement remedies established in the City Municipal Code,
the Code Enforcement Officer, Chief Building Official or his or her designee shall have
the authority to require the beneficiary/trustee/owner and/or owner of record of any
property subject to this Chapter to implement additional maintenance and/or security
measures including but not limited to securing any/all door, window or other openings,
installing additional security lighting, increasing on-site inspection frequency,
employment of an on-site security guard or other measures as may be reasonably required
to abate and correct the decline of the property.
110.88.060 -Fees.
Fees and charges for the administration of the regulatory program established by
this Chapter 110.88 shall be set by resolution of the City Council including without
limitation the fee for registering with the City a property for which a notice of default has
been recorded, the separate fee for registering with the City a property which either the
beneficiary or the City has found to be vacant or abandoned, and all property inspection
fees conducted by the City.
110.88.061-Additional Fees Where Property Serves as Security for Multiple Liens.
In some instances, property may be subject to the recordation of multiple notices
of default by different beneficiaries or other lienholders. The City may establish fees and
charges for the administration of the regulatory program established by this Chapter
110.88, which shall be applicable to the recordation of multiple notices of default by
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different beneficiaries or other lienholders, and such fees shall be set by resolution of the
City Council.
110.88.070-Enforcement.
A violation of this Chapter may be enforced by any means authorized by the
Eastvale Municipal Code.
110.88.071 -Fine for Failure to Timely Register a property with the City.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter or Chapter 1.01 or Chapter
1.16 to the contrary, the City may impose a fme on a beneficiary for its failure to
timely register a property with the City under this Chapter in the following
amounts:
B.
C.
1. Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the first violation in the twelve (12)
months from the date of such violation;
2. Five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the second violation in the twelve (12)
months from the date of such violation;
3 . One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the third and each subsequent violation
in the twelve (12) months from the date of such violation.
The special fme amount provisions of this Section 110.88.071 shall be applicable
to citations issued on or after April 12, 2013 by the City to a beneficiary for a
violation ofthis Chapter 110.88.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter or Chapter 1.01 or Chapter
1.16 to the contrary, the City may impose a fme on an agent of a beneficiary for
its failure to timely register a property with the City under this Chapter 110.88 or
to give timely notice to the City of the disposition of the registered property under
Section 11 0.88.048.A and/or B, in the following amounts:
1. Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250 .00) for the first violation in the twelve (12)
months from the date of such violation;
2. Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the second violation in the twelve (12)
months from the date of such violation;
3 . One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for the third and each subsequent violation in
the twelve (12) months from the date of such violation.
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D. The special fine amount provisions of Section 11 0.88.071.C shall be applicable to
citations issued on or after April 12, 2013 by the City to an agent of a beneficiary
for a violation of this Chapter.
110.88.072 -Prohibition against passing on costs, fees and fmes to a trustor, subsequent
purchaser or transferee.
It shall be unlawful for any trustee, beneficiary or agent of a beneficiary to pass
on any costs, fees or fines imposed under any provisions of this Chapter to any trustor,
subsequent bona fide purchaser or transferee of a property, either as a condition of sale
or transfer, or included as a cost or fee in escrow.
110.88.073 -Special provisions where property is encumbered with the security interests of
multiple beneficiaries.
A. In the event that a property is encumbered by the security interests of more than
one beneficiary at the time when a notice of default is recorded, the beneficiary
who causes a notice of default for its security interest to be recorded shall be
responsible for registering the property with the City as provided in Section
110.88.030 and 110.88.049.
B. Upon the recordation of a notice of default on a property by any beneficiary,
regardless of the security lien interest priority of such beneficiary in the property
in relation to the priority of the security interests of the other beneficiaries in the
same property, the City, in its discretion may elect to enforce the provisions of
this Chapter against one or more beneficiaries who have not separately recorded a
notice of default against the property.
110.88.080 -Violation/penalty.
Violations of this Chapter shall be treated as a strict liability offense regardless of
intent. Any person, firm and/or corporation that violates any portion of this Chapter shall
be subject to prosecution under this Chapter 110.88, Chapter 1.01 and/or administrative
enforcement under the Eastvale Municipal Code.
110.88.081 -Unlawful Auction Sale by Trustee/Penalty.
A. It is unlawful for a trustee to sell a property at auction pursuant to the powers
conferred on such trustee by a deed of trust to a bona fide purchaser following the
recordation of a notice of default, unless the property sold at auction pursuant to
the powers conferred on such trustee by the deed of trust in favor of the
beneficiary has been registered with the City as set forth under Section
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110.88.030 by the beneficiary or its agent for at least thirty (30) days prior to date
on which the notice of sale for such property has been recorded which sets the
initial time and date of the auction.
B. A violation of subsection A of this Section 110.88.081 shall be subject to
prosecution under this Chapter, Section 1.01 as a misdemeanor, and/or
administration enforcement under the Eastvale Municipal Code.
110.88.082 -Unlawful Participation by Trustee in Short Pay Agreement/Short Sale/Penalty
A. It is unlawful for a trustee to release and reconvey a deed of trust following the
issuance of a short pay demand statement, as this term is defined in Section
8.08.046A, pursuant to the powers conferred on such trustee by a deed of trust
following the recordation of a notice of default, unless the property which is the
subject of the short pay demand statement has been registered with the City as set
forth under Section 110.88.030 by the beneficiary or its agent.
B. A violation of subsection A of this Section 110.88.082 shall be subject to
prosecution under this Chapter, Section 1.01 as a misdemeanor, and/or
administration enforcement under Eastvale Municipal Code.
110.88.090-Severability.
If any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Chapter is
determined or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent
jurisdiction or if the application of any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of
this Chapter is inapplicable to a specific situation by reason of any preemptive state or
federal legislation or regulation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences
or words of this Chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. CEQA Exemption.
The adoption of this Ordinance and the implementation of the regulatory
programs of this Ordinance do not require further revtew under the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301,
in view of the fact that the regulatory programs are hereby enacted, apply to existing structures
and buildings and are intended to provide for continuous and appropriate maintenance and
protection of such structures and buildings for so long as the structures and buildings may remain
unoccupied or vacant.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days from the
date of its adoption.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day ofMarch, 2013.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) §
CITY OF EASTV ALE )
I, Ariel Berry, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF EASTVALE, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance Number 2013-02 was duly and regularly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Eastvale at a REGULAR meeting held the 13th day of March, 2013 ,
by the following called vote:
A YES: Welch, Howell, DeGrand pre
NOES: none
ABSENT: Bootsma
ABSTAIN: Rush
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