Procedures for Abandoned Property Penalty
San Diego Municipal Code § 54.0316
in effect§54.0316 Procedures for Abandoned Property Penalty
(a) Whenever a Director determines that a property meets the definition of abandoned property as provided in this Division for more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days, and the responsible person does not meet any of the exceptions set forth in Section 54.0315, a Notice of Abandoned Property Penalty may be issued to the responsible person for the property.
(b) A separate Notice of Abandoned Property Penalty shall be issued for each subsequent penalty that may be assessed pursuant to Section 54.0315.
(c) The Notice of Abandoned Property Penalty shall be served upon the responsible person by any one of the methods of service listed in San Diego Municipal Code Section 11.0301.
(“Procedures for Boarded and Vacant Structure Penalty” added 5–28–1996 by O-18301 N.S.)
(Retitled to “Procedures for Abandoned Property Penalty” and amended 10-10-2012 by O-20203 N.S.; effective 11-9-2012.)
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/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art04Division03.pdf#page=13Fetched: 10/28/2026