Shasta County, California — Tax Sale & Surplus Procedure

Local operations layer. The legal framework (redemption periods, surplus rights, statutes, case law) lives on the parent page → california. This page covers how Shasta County actually runs it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

C0. Identity

• County seat: Redding
• Population: ~182,452 (FIPS 06089)
• FIPS: 06089
• Recording unit: County (one of California’s 58 counties)
• Parent legal framework: california — California is a tax-deed, administrative-sale, pre-sale-redemption-only state, already Tyler-compliant via RTC §§ 4674–4676.
• Sale type inherited from state: Tax deed (administrative, no lien certificate, no post-sale redemption) — RTC §§ 3691, 3708.
• Lead office: Shasta County Treasurer–Tax Collector (Tax Collector Lori J. Scott), Shasta County Offices, 1450 Court Street, Room 227, Redding, CA 96001 · (530) 225-5511 · fax (530) 245-6488 · ttc@shastacounty.gov · hours 8:30 AM–4:30 PM. The Treasurer–Tax Collector administers the tax-defaulted sale, redemption, and excess-proceeds process. — shastacounty.gov Tax Collector / Excess Proceeds pages (Wayback 2026-01-29, retrieved 2026-06-02); Notice of Public Auction Feb 27 2026 (media/78056)

C1. Local Tax Sale → framework: california

• Conducts own sale? Yes — the Shasta County Treasurer–Tax Collector conducts the county’s own tax-defaulted-property auction. Property “subject to the power to sell” is offered after the statewide 5-year default-and-power-to-sell process; the Tax Collector records a Notice of Power to Sell once the five years elapse without redemption. No lien certificates are sold (California is a tax-deed state). — shastacounty.gov “Tax Defaulted Property” (Wayback 2026-01-29); RTC §§ 3691, 3708 (see california)
• Platform: Bid4Assets — the online auction runs at https://www.bid4assets.com/Shasta. Registration and bidding are online only (bidders may not register by mail and may not register the day of the auction). — shastacounty.gov “Tax Auction” and “Auction FAQ” (Wayback 2026-01-29); Notice of Public Auction Feb 27 2026 (media/78056)
• Calendar: Annual / as-directed — the Board of Supervisors directs the Tax Collector to conduct a sale; recent sales ran Feb 25–28, 2022, Feb 19 & 21, 2025, and Feb 23, 2024. The next/most-recent scheduled sale is Friday, February 27, 2026 (online auction begins 5:00 a.m. PST), authorized by the Board on November 6, 2025 to sell up to 105 tax-defaulted properties. — Notice of Public Auction “Made pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 3702” (media/78056, retrieved 2026-06-02); shastacounty.gov Tax Auction / Past Auctions (Wayback 2026-01-29)
• Rate within statutory range: N/A — no investor interest rate (tax-deed state; no lien certificates). Pre-sale redemption penalties follow the statewide RTC § 4103 figures (see california).
• Registration & deposit: Register on Bid4Assets through Friday, February 23, 2026; a $5,000 deposit plus a$35 processing fee is required, and the deposit must be submitted to Bid4Assets no later than February 19, 2026. The deposit may be applied to the final bid purchase price; non-winning bidders’ deposits are refunded by eCheck (typically mailed within 10 business days of the sale closing). A defaulting winning bidder’s deposit may be forfeited. — shastacounty.gov Auction FAQ and Tax Auction (Wayback 2026-01-29)
• Bidder requirements: Anyone may register and bid online; property is sold strictly “as is” with no warranty as to condition, code/permit/zoning conformance, developability, or boundaries — bidders must do their own due diligence (Planning, Building, Environmental Health, Recorder, Assessor). Personal property such as mobile homes not permanently affixed is NOT included in the sale. No sealed bids / no mail-in bids — the online auction requires online bidding. A bid is binding; defaulting bidders are subject to RTC § 3456 (claim for the county’s actual cost of sale, deposit forfeiture, and a possible 5-year bidding ban). — shastacounty.gov Auction FAQ (Wayback 2026-01-29)
• Payment terms / fees collected at sale: Full payment is due within 3 days after the auction ends, by wire transfer or certified check to Bid4Assets (no personal checks). The buyer pays the bid price plus a documentary transfer tax of $0.55 per$500 (or fraction) of sale price (when the bid exceeds $100) plus recording fees. Deed titling info is required within 48 hours via Bid4Assets’ Deed Wizard. If the minimum bid was reduced, the buyer is also responsible for current-year taxes (payable by April 10, a personal check accepted for that portion). — shastacounty.gov Auction FAQ and Tax Auction (Wayback 2026-01-29)
• Minimum bid: statutory — “not less than the minimum bid as shown on [the] notice” (the amount necessary to redeem + costs of sale, per RTC § 3698.5; some parcels marked REDUCED after prior no-sale offerings). Example minimum bids on the Feb 27 2026 notice ranged from $1,200 (landlocked parcel) to $700,000 (a reduced multi-owner parcel). — Notice of Public Auction Feb 27 2026 (media/78056); RTC § 3698.5 (see california)
• Tax deed timing: the tax collector’s deed is recorded and returned in approximately 30 days after the sale, then mailed certified to the new owner. — shastacounty.gov Auction FAQ (Wayback 2026-01-29)
• Delinquent / auction list location: the candidate parcel list (item number, APN, assessee, minimum bid, comments) is published in the Notice of Public Auction (RTC § 3702), advertised in a local newspaper once a week for three consecutive weeks, and posted on the county Tax Auction page; the list is “updated daily on our website at https://www.shastacounty.gov/tax-collector.” Parcel maps for the auction are provided via a “Property Tax Auction GIS.” — Notice of Public Auction Feb 27 2026 (media/78056); shastacounty.gov Tax Defaulted Property / Tax Auction (Wayback 2026-01-29)

C2. Local Redemption → framework: right-of-redemption

• Where/how to redeem locally: pay the amount necessary to redeem to the Shasta County Treasurer–Tax Collector, 1450 Court Street, Room 227, Redding, CA 96001; payment may be made online, by phone (844-784-9715), or in office. The right to redeem ceases at 5:00 p.m. on the last business day prior to the sale (for the Feb 27, 2026 sale, the cutoff was Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PST) — the statewide RTC §§ 4101/3707 cutoff. A redemption payment will not be accepted if received in the office after that deadline; if a parcel is not sold, the right of redemption revives until the next scheduled sale. — shastacounty.gov Tax Auction and Tax Defaulted Property (Wayback 2026-01-29); Notice of Public Auction Feb 27 2026 (media/78056); RTC §§ 4101, 3707 (see california)
• Local fees / payment-form rules: the statewide redemption penalties/fees apply (10% delinquent penalty, 1½%/month redemption penalty, $15 redemption fee — RTC §§ 4102/4103, see california). Local practice: within ~3 weeks of the auction, redemption must be by credit/debit card, cash, or cashier's check only (no personal checks); any redemption remitted after January 31 must be cash, cashier's check, money order, or credit/debit card. Electronic-payment convenience fees: credit card 2.25$3.95, E-Check flat $1.50. — shastacounty.gov Tax Auction and Tax Defaulted Property (Wayback 2026-01-29)
• Redemption contact: Shasta County Treasurer–Tax Collector, (530) 225-5511, ttc@shastacounty.gov.
• Deviations from state default: none of substance; Shasta follows the statewide pre-sale-only redemption scheme and confirms no installment plan is available once a parcel has been defaulted more than five years (RTC §§ 4216–4218 installment relief is only for property not yet subject to the power to sell — see california). — shastacounty.gov Tax Defaulted Property (Wayback 2026-01-29)

C3. Local Surplus / Excess Proceeds → framework: surplus-funds

(Business-critical module.)

• Claim filing venue: Shasta County Treasurer–Tax Collector — claims are filed with the county (not a court). Per RTC § 4675(d) and the county’s adopted policy, the Board of Supervisors establishes the proof required and County Counsel reviews each claim; the Tax Collector administers and the Auditor-Controller issues payment.
  • Mailing address (claims): Lori J. Scott, Tax Collector, Attn: Excess Proceeds, P.O. Box 991830, Redding, CA 96099-1830
  • Office / phone / email: 1450 Court Street, Room 227, Redding, CA 96001 · (530) 225-5511 · ttc@shastacounty.gov — shastacounty.gov “Excess Proceeds” page (Wayback 2026-01-29); “County of Shasta Policy Regarding the Submission of Claims for Excess Proceeds” (media/39856, effective 2016-05-24, retrieved 2026-06-02)
• What counts as excess proceeds: “any amount that exceeds one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) after tax and assessment liens and costs of the sale have been satisfied.” — shastacounty.gov Excess Proceeds page; RTC §§ 4674, 4676(a) (see california)
• Who may claim (priority): per RTC § 4675 — first, lien holders of record prior to recordation of the tax deed (in priority order); then, any person with title of record prior to recordation of the tax deed. Heirs of a deceased owner may claim using the county’s California Probate Affidavit Form (Prob. Code §§ 13100–13116). — shastacounty.gov Excess Proceeds page (Wayback 2026-01-29); RTC § 4675(f) (see california)
• Claim form: the Shasta County Treasurer–Tax Collector’s Excess Proceeds Claim Form (a county-developed form; a claimant must use it). Form, instructions, and the policy are mailed with the notice and are downloadable on the county website (Excess Proceeds / Auction Forms pages). The county lists “Excess Proceeds Policy: Claim Form Instructions (read before completing claim form)” and a “Timeline for Excess Proceeds — See Auction Forms for Excess Proceeds Application.” (The standalone claim-form/application PDF is hosted under the “Auction Forms” page, which was not separately captured at a retrieved URL — needs_verification: direct claim-form PDF URL.) — shastacounty.gov Excess Proceeds page (Wayback 2026-01-29); Excess Proceeds Policy (media/39856)
• Local deadline notes: statewide one-year RTC § 4675 deadline — the completed claim must be received (not merely postmarked) by the county before the expiration of one year following the date the tax collector’s deed to the purchaser is recorded; “there are no exceptions to the one-year period.” For the Feb 19 & 21, 2025 sale, the deed recorded March 11, 2025, making the claim deadline March 11/12, 2026 (the county’s posted excess-proceeds packet shows “DEADLINE: March 12, 2026”). An assignment (sale of the claim to an agent/buyer) must likewise be filed within the same one-year window. — shastacounty.gov Excess Proceeds page; Notice of Right to Claim Excess Proceeds (media/78061, retrieved 2026-06-02); RTC § 4675(a) (see california)
• Payment timing: once County Counsel approves/denies and notice of the awarded amount is sent to each claimant, the Auditor-Controller issues a county check after 90 days. — shastacounty.gov Excess Proceeds page (Wayback 2026-01-29)
• Unclaimed list published? Yes (functionally) — the county posts a “Notice of Right to Claim Excess Proceeds (Parties of Interest)” per sale, listing each APN and the parties of interest entitled to claim (e.g., the Feb 19 & 21, 2025 sale notice). The county also maintains a separate “Unclaimed Property Tax Funds” page. Per statewide RTC §§ 4674/4676, unclaimed excess proceeds revert to the county general fund after the one-year claim period (see california). (needs_verification: persistent standalone URL for the current “Unclaimed Property Tax Funds” roster — the page exists in the site menu but was not separately captured.) — Notice of Right to Claim Excess Proceeds (media/78061); shastacounty.gov site navigation (Wayback 2026-01-29)
• Contact: Shasta County Treasurer–Tax Collector, Attn: Excess Proceeds, (530) 225-5511, ttc@shastacounty.gov.

▸ For Investors / Operators — Shasta runs its tax-deed sales through Bid4Assets (bid4assets.com/Shasta) on a roughly annual, Board-directed cadence ($5,000 +$35 deposit; full payment within 3 days by wire/certified check). The venue you will work for any post-sale surplus is the county Treasurer–Tax Collector / Board of Supervisors (not a court), under the RTC § 4675 waterfall (lienholders of record by priority → record owner), with County Counsel review. See california §5b for the marketable-title path (the one-year RTC § 3725 challenge window and quiet title) and §7b for which liens survive a California tax deed (IRS redemption-right liens, special assessments, recorded restrictions). Note the local “as is,” buyer-beware posture: many parcels are landlocked, have unaffixed mobile homes excluded, or may not be developable.

▸ For Former Owners — When a Shasta tax-deed sale produces more than the taxes, assessment liens, and costs (over $150), the residual excess proceeds are claimable by lienholders of record and then the former record owner. The claim is filed with the county Treasurer–Tax Collector (mail to: Lori J. Scott, Tax Collector, Attn: Excess Proceeds, P.O. Box 991830, Redding, CA 96099-1830) on the county’s required claim form, and must be received within one year of recordation of the tax deed — “no exceptions.” California sets no percentage fee cap on a tax-sale excess-proceeds recovery agent (see california §3), but an agent must disclose the amount/source and the right to file directly at no cost; you may also sell/assign the claim via the county’s assignment process within the same one-year window.

C4. Offices & Contacts

C5. Local Procedure Notes

• Bid4Assets platform (not Public Surplus/GovEase): Shasta’s tax-deed sales run on Bid4Assets (bid4assets.com/Shasta), online-only, with a flat $5,000 deposit +$35 processing fee and a hard deposit deadline (Feb 19, 2026) / registration deadline (Feb 23, 2026) ahead of the sale.
• No sealed bids, no mail-in bids, no pre-sale private purchase: the FAQ states legal title can be obtained only by being the successful online bidder; you cannot acquire a listed parcel by simply paying its delinquent taxes before the sale (that is redemption by a party of interest, which removes it from the sale).
• Mobile homes / personal property excluded: unaffixed mobile homes and equipment are not part of the sale; several 2026 listed parcels are flagged “Has Mobile” or “Landlocked.”
• Board-directed annual cadence under RTC § 3702: the Board of Supervisors authorizes each sale (e.g., Nov 6, 2025 resolution for the Feb 27, 2026 sale of up to 105 parcels); re-offer (“REDUCED”) parcels carry reduced minimum bids and trigger the buyer’s current-year-tax obligation.
• Consolidated Treasurer–Tax Collector & Assessor-Recorder: the Treasurer–Tax Collector (Lori J. Scott) handles defaulted-tax sale, redemption, and excess proceeds; the Assessor-Recorder (Leslie Morgan) handles the assessment roll and recording of the tax deed. The Board of Supervisors decides competing surplus claims (RTC § 4675(d)) on County Counsel’s review.
• As-is, buyer-beware, IRS-lien warning: the county expressly disclaims property condition, code/zoning conformance, and developability, and warns that where the IRS holds a lien, the United States retains a 120-day right of redemption after the sale (see california §7b). Surviving encumbrances follow RTC § 3712.
• No tax-lien certificates / no extended post-sale redemption — the county conveys only a tax deed; redemption ends at 5:00 p.m. the last business day before the sale.

C6. Records Access

• Parcel / assessment search (Assessor): via the Assessor-Recorder (https://www.shastacounty.gov/assessor); parcel attribute data is updated each morning from Assessor-Recorder records. — shastacounty.gov Assessor; GIS portal note (retrieved 2026-06-02)
• Recorder / deed search: Public Web Self Service through the Assessor-Recorder’s office (search by owner name, document type, document number, or book/page; records updated nightly Mon–Fri). Recorder (530) 225-3600, 1450 Court St., Suite 208-A. (Direct self-service search URL not separately captured at a retrieved official URL — needs_verification.) — shastacounty.gov Recorder pages; Assessor-Recorder info sheet (media/4856, retrieved 2026-06-02)
• GIS map: Shasta County Open Data / GIS Portal — https://data-shasta.opendata.arcgis.com/; Planning Division GIS maps at https://www.shastacounty.gov/planning/page/planning-division-gis-maps (parcel boundaries with APN, zoning, general plan). A dedicated “Property Tax Auction GIS” map is linked from the Tax Auction page for each sale. — data-shasta.opendata.arcgis.com; shastacounty.gov Planning GIS (retrieved 2026-06-02)
• Tax payment portal: “View/Pay Property Taxes Online” via the Tax Collector site, or by phone (844-784-9715); convenience fees credit 2.25% / debit $3.95 / E-Check$1.50. — shastacounty.gov Tax Auction / Tax Collector (Wayback 2026-01-29)

C8. Title & Quiet Title

• Title type inherited from state: Tax deed (not a lien certificate; no post-sale redemption period for the former owner). — california module 1; RTC §§ 3691, 3708
• Quiet title action:
  • Required? Not required to receive the tax deed (recorded administratively by the Tax Collector ~30 days after the sale). However, the statewide one-year RTC §§ 3725–3726 challenge window means title insurers generally will not insure a tax-deed property until that period runs and/or title is quieted; quiet title is therefore practically required before resale to a financed buyer or before insuring. The county itself notes that for one year after the sale the Tax Collector “must respond to issues concerning challenges to the validity of the sale and excess proceeds claims.” — shastacounty.gov Tax Defaulted Property (Wayback 2026-01-29); RTC §§ 3725–3726 (see california §5b)
  • Type: Judicial (Code Civ. Proc. §§ 760.010–764.010).
  • Court: Superior Court of California, County of Shasta — Civil Division, Main Courthouse, 1515 Court Street, Redding, CA 96001; (530) 245-6789. — shasta.courts.ca.gov Civil Division (retrieved 2026-06-02)
  • Typical timeline (uncontested): ~6–9 months; publication adds 2–3 months; contested 12–18+ months — consistent with statewide CA estimates (california §5b); no Shasta-specific case data located. (secondary — needs_verification for Shasta-specific figures.)
  • Typical cost range (uncontested): ~$3,500–$10,000 total (Superior Court filing fee + title search + publication + attorney fees), per statewide estimates. (secondary only — needs_verification: Shasta County-specific attorney rates and current Superior Court civil filing fee not primary-sourced; see shasta.courts.ca.gov filing-fee schedule.)
• Deed seasoning local notes: title insurers active in Redding generally require the one-year RTC § 3725 challenge period to run (and often a quiet-title judgment) before issuing a policy on a tax-deed parcel — standard California statewide practice. — california §5b (insurer-specific tax-deed criteria — needs_verification.)
• Title insurers active locally (Redding/Shasta):
  • First American Title — 1900 Churn Creek Rd., Suite 101, Redding, CA 96002 (serves Del Norte/Shasta/Trinity). — local.firstam.com/ca/offices/redding (retrieved 2026-06-02)
  • Fidelity National Title — 930 Executive Way, Suite 200, Redding, CA 96002 (serves Butte/Shasta/Tehama). — fntshasta.com (retrieved 2026-06-02)
  • Placer Title Company — 2145 Larkspur Ln., Redding, CA 96002. — directory listings (retrieved 2026-06-02)
  • Note: none publishes tax-deed/quiet-title underwriting guidelines on its local page; seasoning and quiet-title requirements follow California statewide practice. (needs_verification: insurer-specific tax-deed criteria.)

C9. Purchaser Obligations

• Subsequent tax payment office:
  • Subsequent and current-year property taxes are paid to the Shasta County Treasurer–Tax Collector, 1450 Court St., Room 227, Redding, CA 96001; online via “View/Pay Property Taxes Online” or by phone (844-784-9715); (530) 225-5511.
  • At a sale with a reduced minimum bid, the buyer is responsible for current-year taxes (payable by April 10; personal check accepted for that portion) — call (530) 225-5511 for the amount. From recordation, the purchaser is owner of record and responsible for future taxes. — shastacounty.gov Auction FAQ / Tax Auction (Wayback 2026-01-29); RTC § 3712(a); california §10b
• Notice to owner procedure:
  • The County (Tax Collector) bears the obligation to notify parties of interest of the right to claim excess proceeds within 90 days of the sale, mailing to the last known address (or publishing if the address can’t be found). This is not the purchaser’s duty. — Shasta Excess Proceeds Policy (media/39856) §2; RTC § 4676(b); california §3
  • Pre-sale notice: the Tax Collector sends certified-mail notice of the proposed sale 45–120 days before the sale to parties of interest (RTC § 3702 framework); the validity of the sale is not affected if a reasonable effort fails to find an address. — shastacounty.gov Tax Defaulted Property (Wayback 2026-01-29)
  • Purchaser has no statutory duty to notify the former owner of the RTC § 3725 one-year challenge period’s expiration. — california §10b
• Redemption payment office:
  • Pre-sale only — redemption is made to the Treasurer–Tax Collector (same office) until 5:00 p.m. on the last business day before the sale. There is no post-sale redemption for California tax-deed sales; after the deed is recorded the former owner’s only recourse is a § 3725 challenge (within one year) or an excess-proceeds claim (within one year). — shastacounty.gov Tax Auction (Wayback 2026-01-29); RTC §§ 3707, 3708; california
• Occupancy and access notes (local practice):
  • The tax deed conveys title and the right to possession upon recordation; the county does not manage occupancy or conduct evictions. Holdover occupants must be removed by an unlawful detainer action in Shasta County Superior Court (Civil Division, Main Courthouse, 1515 Court St.); the Sheriff’s civil division enforces court-ordered evictions. The IRS may redeem federal-lien properties within 120 days of the sale (see california §7b).

C10. Local Restrictions

• Right of first refusal active locally?
  • No municipality-level or land-bank ROFR identified for Shasta County. The statewide RTC Chapter 8 (§§ 3771/3791 et seq.) negotiated-sale / objection framework applies county-wide: a public agency, taxing agency, or qualified nonprofit may object to a scheduled auction sale or request to purchase prior-auction unsold parcels via a Chapter 8 agreement (Board of Supervisors agreement + State Controller approval) — a pre-/post-auction negotiated-purchase option, not a post-auction match ROFR. The statewide RTC § 3695.5 nonprofit purchase preference also applies. — RTC §§ 3691, 3771–3841, 3695.5 (see california §11b); shastacounty.gov Tax Defaulted Property (Wayback 2026-01-29)
  • needs_verification: whether the City of Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake, or any other Shasta municipality has adopted a local tax-sale ROFR ordinance beyond the state framework — not confirmed from a retrieved source.
• Land bank name / URL:
  • No dedicated Shasta County tax-defaulted-property land bank was identified; the county does not operate a Michigan-style land-bank authority. Public agencies/nonprofits use the RTC Chapter 8 process. (needs_verification: any city-level land bank.)
• Entity / insider notes:
  • No local entity restriction identified — any person or entity may register and bid on Bid4Assets (RTC § 3691(a): “Any person … may purchase”). Standard state conflict-of-interest law (Gov. Code §§ 1090/87100) applies to county officials; no Shasta-specific published employee-bidding bar was located. (needs_verification: any local ordinance barring county employees from bidding.) — california §11b

C7. Meta

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• last_verified: 2026-06-02

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  • {type: gov_portal_archived, url: “http://web.archive.org/web/20260129053115id_/https://www.shastacounty.gov/tax-collector/page/tax-auction”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Tax Auction page: online auction Feb 27 2026 5:00 a.m. PST at bid4assets.com/Shasta; registration online only, not day-of; $5,000 deposit +$35 fee, deposit by Feb 19 2026; right of redemption ceases 5 p.m. last business day before sale; payment within 3 days; documentary transfer tax $0.55/$500 over $100; reduced-bid → buyer pays current-year taxes by April 10; convenience fees (credit 2.25$3.95, E-Check $1.50); pay by phone 844-784-9715; IRS 120-day redemption warning
  • {type: gov_portal_archived, url: “http://web.archive.org/web/20260129053156id_/https://www.shastacounty.gov/tax-collector/page/auction-faq”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Auction FAQ: registration on Bid4Assets through Fri Feb 23 2026; $5,000 deposit +$35 fee, forfeit on 3-day non-payment; full payment within 3 days by wire/certified check (no personal checks); deed titling within 48 hrs (Deed Wizard); documentary tax $0.55/$500; deed recorded ~30 days; RTC § 3456 default consequences (cost claim, deposit forfeit, 5-yr bidding ban); no sealed/mail-in bids; mobile homes excluded; only successful bidder gets title
  • {type: gov_portal_archived, url: “http://web.archive.org/web/20260129052322id_/https://www.shastacounty.gov/tax-collector/page/tax-defaulted-property”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Tax Defaulted Property: 5-year default → Notice of Power to Sell; published in newspaper once weekly for 3 weeks; pre-sale notice 45–120 days certified mail to parties of interest (RTC § 3702/4675); redemption cutoff close of business last business day before sale; redemption form-of-payment rules within 3 weeks of auction; no installment plan after 5-year default; county responds to validity challenges/excess-proceeds 1 year
  • {type: gov_portal_archived, url: “http://web.archive.org/web/20260129075726id_/https://www.shastacounty.gov/tax-collector/page/excess-proceeds”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Excess Proceeds: >$150 definition; RTC § 4675 priority (lienholders → record owner); mail claim to Lori J. Scott, Tax Collector, Attn: Excess Proceeds, P.O. Box 991830, Redding CA 96099-1830; assignment allowed (within 1 year); claim must be received before 1-year expiration, no exceptions; County Counsel review; Auditor-Controller check after 90 days; office 1450 Court St Room 227, (530) 225-5511; supporting docs (Excess Proceeds Policy, Probate Affidavit, Timeline)
  • {type: gov_pdf, url: “https://www.shastacounty.gov/media/78056”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Notice of Public Auction Feb 27 2026 (RTC § 3702): Lori J. Scott, Board directed Nov 6 2025, up to 105 parcels, bid4assets.com/Shasta, minimum bids $1,200–$700,000, REDUCED/Landlocked/Has Mobile flags, redemption ceases Thu Feb 26 2026 5 p.m. PST, parties of interest may claim excess proceeds (RTC § 4675); contact 1450 Court St Room 227 (530) 225-5511 (Wayback 2026-01-29 capture)
  • {type: gov_pdf, url: “https://www.shastacounty.gov/media/78061”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Notice of Right to Claim Excess Proceeds (RTC § 4676) for Feb 19 & 21, 2025 sale; tax deed recorded March 11, 2025; lists APNs + parties of interest; claims filed >1 year after recordation cannot be considered (Wayback 2026-01-29 capture)
  • {type: gov_pdf, url: “https://www.shastacounty.gov/media/39856”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — County of Shasta Policy Regarding the Submission of Claims for Excess Proceeds (effective 2016-05-24): RTC §§ 4675(d), 4675.1, 4676; notice within 90 days of sale; reasonable-effort address search; county-developed Excess Proceeds Claim Form required; downloadable on county website (Wayback 2026-01-29 capture)
  • {type: court, url: “https://www.shasta.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil-division”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Superior Court of California, County of Shasta, Civil Division, Main Courthouse, 1515 Court St., Redding 96001, (530) 245-6789 (quiet-title / unlawful-detainer venue; NOT the surplus-claim venue)
  • {type: gov_portal, url: “https://www.shastacounty.gov/media/4856”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Assessor-Recorder Leslie Morgan, 1450 Court St., Suite 208-A, Redding 96001-1667, (530) 225-3600; Public Web Self Service deed search (updated nightly Mon–Fri)
  • {type: auction_platform, url: “https://www.bid4assets.com/storefront/Shasta-Mar12”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Bid4Assets Shasta tax-defaulted storefront (direct fetch 403/Cloudflare; existence and platform role corroborated via county notices and search results)
  • {type: gis, url: “https://data-shasta.opendata.arcgis.com/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Shasta County Open Data / GIS portal (parcel boundaries, APN)
  • {type: title_insurer, url: “https://local.firstam.com/ca/offices/redding”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — First American Title, 1900 Churn Creek Rd Ste 101, Redding 96002
  • {type: title_insurer, url: “https://fntshasta.com/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Fidelity National Title, 930 Executive Way Ste 200, Redding 96002
  • {type: statute, url: “https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=RTC&sectionNum=4675.”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — RTC § 4675 excess-proceeds waterfall / party-of-interest definition (applies county-wide; see california)

• needs_verification:

  • Direct standalone URL for the current Shasta Excess Proceeds Claim Form / Application PDF (hosted under the “Auction Forms” page, which was not separately captured; county directs to the Excess Proceeds page and (530) 225-5511).
  • Persistent URL/content of the “Unclaimed Property Tax Funds” roster page (in site menu; not separately captured).
  • Recorder Public Web Self Service direct search URL (office and update cadence confirmed; live search endpoint not captured).
  • Quiet-title and unlawful-detainer cost/timeline specific to Shasta (statewide secondary estimates only; current Shasta Superior Court civil filing fee not primary-sourced — see shasta.courts.ca.gov filing-fee schedule).
  • Insurer-specific tax-deed/quiet-title underwriting criteria for First American / Fidelity / Placer in Redding.
  • Whether any Shasta municipality (Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake) has adopted a local tax-sale ROFR ordinance or city-level land bank beyond the state Chapter 8 framework.
  • Whether any local ordinance bars Shasta County employees from bidding (no Shasta-specific insider bar located; general Gov. Code conflict rules apply).
  • Confirmation that the live shastacounty.gov pages (Cloudflare-protected to direct fetch) still recite the Jan-2026 archived terms verbatim — substantive facts drawn from Wayback (2026-01-29) captures plus county PDFs.

• cross_links: california, right-of-redemption, surplus-funds, treasurer-sale, tyler-v-hennepin-county, third-party-recovery-rules, due-process-notice, federal-tax-lien-redemption, heirs-property

• changelog:

  • 2026-06-02 — Initial population (autoresearch, county wave). All modules C0–C10 populated. Key local facts: tax-deed sales via Bid4Assets (bid4assets.com/Shasta), Board-directed ~annual cadence (next sale Feb 27, 2026, up to 105 parcels), $5,000 +$35 deposit (deposit by Feb 19, registration by Feb 23), full payment within 3 days by wire/certified check, documentary transfer tax $0.55/$500, deed recorded ~30 days; Treasurer–Tax Collector Lori J. Scott at 1450 Court St. Room 227, Redding (530) 225-5511 / ttc@shastacounty.gov; excess-proceeds claims filed with the Tax Collector (mail P.O. Box 991830, Redding 96099-1830) on the county’s required form, one-year deadline (“received,” no exceptions), County Counsel review, Auditor-Controller check after 90 days, assignment permitted; Assessor-Recorder Leslie Morgan (1450 Court St. Suite 208-A, (530) 225-3600); quiet title at Shasta Superior Court Civil Division (Main Courthouse, 1515 Court St.); title insurers First American / Fidelity National / Placer in Redding; no dedicated land bank (RTC Chapter 8 framework only). Live shastacounty.gov pages are Cloudflare-protected; substantive terms drawn from Wayback (2026-01-29) captures plus county PDF notices/policy. Items flagged needs_verification: standalone claim-form URL, unclaimed roster URL, recorder search endpoint, local quiet-title cost/timeline, insurer criteria, municipal ROFR/land bank, employee-bidding bar.

Legal information, not legal advice. This page summarizes public records and procedural information about Shasta County, California’s tax-sale and surplus process as of the last_verified date. Laws, procedures, dates, platforms, and contacts change; verify against official county sources and the parent framework at california, and consult a licensed California attorney before acting.