Sales of Real Property— Requirements for Sale at Auction
San Diego Municipal Code § 22.0903
in effect§22.0903 Sales of Real Property— Requirements for Sale at Auction
When real property belonging to the City is sold under the provisions of Section 22.0902 by public auction or by sealed bids or by a combination of public auction and sealed bids, whichever shall be recommended by the City Manager, then and in that event, a notice thereof shall be published for not less than three (3) consecutive days in the official newspaper, which notice shall contain a statement of the minimum price set by the Council for each parcel of property to be sold. The Council shall have the right to reject any and all bids provided for in this section. Real property belonging to the City may be put up for sale upon recommendation of the City Manager approved by the City Council. In the case of sale by auction or by sealed bid, the bid will not be less than the minimum amount fixed by the Council, pursuant to Section 22.0902(c).
The public auction or the sale by sealed bids shall be conducted by the Real Estate Assets Department and shall be held at a location determined by the City Manager. At or before the making of a bid at an auction or sale by sealed bids the bidder must be identified, and the bidder’s name and address must be registered with the Real Estate Assets Department. Before any bid can be received, the bidder must have deposited with the Real Estate Assets Department a certified check or cashier’s check in the amount of not less than ten (10) percent of the required minimum acceptable price. The amount so deposited shall be applied to the purchase price of the property if the City Council approves the sale to that bidder. Within ten (10) days of the approval of the sale by the City Council, the successful bidder and City shall formally open escrow with specific executed instructions that provide the date for payment of balance of the bid and delivery of the executed deed. In the event the bidder becomes the Council–approved purchaser of the property, the Real Estate Assets Department shall cause the sum to be deposited in the City Treasury, and the sum shall be applied to the purchase price. However, if the City does not have a marketable title to the real property or if the property is not sold to that bidder, the Real Estate Assets Department shall return the deposit to the person from whom the deposit was received. If, after the City Council approves the sale to the bidder, the bidder refuses or is unable to proceed with consummation of the property transfer, the deposit shall be forfeited to City as liquidated damages to reimburse City for its cost of processing the bid and proposed sale.
(“Sales of Real Property— Requirements for Sale at Auction” renumbered from Sec. 22.0902.1 and amended 3–7–1994 by O–18042 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division09.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026