No net fiscal impact. The costs as determined will be added to the tax roll as a special assessment on this property and will be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary County taxes are collected.
Contra Costa County Ordinance Article 14-6.4 and California Government Code Section 25845 authorize the recovery of abatement costs in public nuisance cases, the recordation of a Notice of Abatement Lien, and inclusion of abatement costs on the tax roll as a special assessment, upon approval of the Board of Supervisors.
The Notice and Order to Abate was posted on the above-referenced property in the unincorporated area of Brentwood for a vacant, substandard building with inadequate sanitation. Substandard conditions included the lack of water closet, lavatory, bathtub or shower; lack of kitchen sink, hot or cold running water, adequate heating, and required electrical lighting and no septic or sewer system. The Notice and Order to abate was serviced on the property owner and all persons known to be in possession of the property by certified mail on July 22, 2020.
The property owner did not file an appeal of the Notice and Order to Abate. The County Abatement Officer abated the nuisance on March 9, 2021.
The property owner was billed for the actual cost of the abatement and all administrative costs. The bill was sent by first-class mail to the property owner on March 11, 2021. The property owner did not pay the bill within 45 days of the date of mailing.
Notice of this Cost Hearing was sent to the property owner by certified mail by the Clerk of the Board. For proof of service, see the Clerk of the Board at 1025 Escobar Street, First Floor, Martinez, CA.
If not approved, the County will not be able to recover the costs for abatement on code violations for this property.