DeedPilot

Los Angeles County, California

Tax Deed9,757,179 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

Up until 5pm the last business day before the sale (5-year delinquency threshold)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

California Revenue & Taxation Code, Div. 1, Pt. 6

Notes

County-run online auction (currently GovEase; Bid4Assets was used in prior cycles — always confirm the current platform on ttc.lacounty.gov before registering). Excess-proceeds claims process applies after the sale.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

1-2 online auctions per year (recent cycles in spring/early summer)

Deposit rules

Register and post a deposit through GovEase in advance; deposit deadline is set per auction (e.g. the April 2026 auction's deposit deadline was April 14, 2026, 1:00pm PT) — allow up to 48 business hours for the deposit to clear.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale
A California tax deed conveys free of most liens existing before the sale, but federal tax liens survive (the IRS keeps a 120-day post-sale redemption right), as do taxes/assessments that become payable after the sale.
Quiet title
Not a statutory prerequisite, but practically required — most title insurers in California won't insure a tax-deed property without a completed quiet title action (commonly 3-6 months, $3,000-$8,000+ in legal fees), and many won't insure until a year after the deed is recorded.

Deal maths for California

Assessment ratio
1× of market value
Typical quiet title
$3,000–$7,000 · 9 mo
Recording and transfer
$250

Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 401: property is assessed at full cash value, so the statutory ratio is 1.0.

Offices and records

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

West Adams

Largest 8-year property-value gain in the county (~107%) per a 2025 market analysis

Inglewood

Major infrastructure/entertainment investment (SoFi Stadium, Intuit Dome) driving new development, transit, and jobs

Culver City

Cited repeatedly as combining relative affordability with beach/downtown/highway access

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