Enforcement of Security by City Attorney
San Diego Municipal Code § 61.1916
in effect§61.1916 Enforcement of Security by City Attorney
Upon receipt from the City Manager of notice of actual or probable default upon a bond agreement or note delivered to the City, the City Attorney shall undertake such legal action as may be necessary to protect the interests of the City.
Where an assessment bond has been purchased by the City and a bond agreement filed, the City Attorney may either make a written demand upon the City Treasurer for the sale of the property or file and maintain an action for the judicial foreclosure of the lien of the bond, all as provided in the Improvement Act of 1911.
Where a note and mortgage have been delivered to the City, the City Attorney shall either cause a trustee’s sale of the property to be made or file and maintain an action for the judicial foreclosure of the mortgage.
If, in the opinion of the City Attorney, all or part of the amounts due the City are uncollectible or the estimated costs and expenses of collection would exceed the amount of the probable recovery, the City Attorney shall so report to the Council, together with his recommendations. Thereupon, the Council may instruct the City Attorney to further prosecute enforcement of the security or authorize the City Attorney to compromise or write–off all or any part of the amounts due.
(“Enforcement of Security by City Attorney” added 10–26–1977 by O–12196 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/MuniCodeChapter06/Ch06Art01Division19.pdf#page=13Fetched: 10/28/2026