Local government: Los Angeles County: notice of recordation.

(1) Existing law authorizes the Los Angeles County Recorder, following the adoption of an authorizing resolution by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, to mail a notice of recordation to the party or parties executing a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed of trust within 30 days of the recording of one of those documents. This bill, until January 1, 2015, would modify that authorization to additionally include notice of default or notice of sale, provided by mail by the recorder or a designee of the board, to a party or parties subject to a notice of default or notice of sale of a property, including the occupants of that property, within 5 days, but in any event no more than 20 days, of recordation. If the board of supervisors adopts an authorizing resolution, as specified, the bill would require the County of Los Angeles to submit a report with prescribed information to certain committees of the Legislature on or before January 1, 2014. (2) Existing law also authorizes the Los Angeles County Recorder to collect a fee for mailing notice of recordation from any party filing a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed of trust, unless that party is a government entity. Existing law prohibits this fee from exceeding the cost of mailing the notice of recordation, not to exceed $7. This bill, until January 1, 2015, would additionally authorize the recorder to collect a fee for notice of recordation from any party other than a government entity that files a notice of default or notice of sale. The bill would also authorize the recorder to use a portion of the collected fee to pay the actual cost of providing information, counseling, and assistance to a person who receives the notice. The bill would authorize administrative costs incurred by the recorder to be included as a portion of the actual costs that comprise the fee, as specified. (3) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles.