§ 17400 County Lien Subordination Notice

• •If a county puts a lien on your home because you got public help (like medical care), and there’s already a mortgage on the home, the county must tell you if they won’t bid on or buy back the home during a foreclosure sale.
• •The county must also agree to let any new mortgage or loan on the home come before their lien, as long as you still own the home.
• •This only applies if the county’s lien is not the first one on the property.

Imagine you own a house with a mortgage, and the county puts a lien on it because they paid for your hospital bills. If the bank starts to foreclose on your house, the county must tell you if they won’t try to buy the house at the sale.

The county can’t just surprise you—they have to let you know they’re not bidding, and they’ll let any new loan you get on the house take priority over their lien, as long as you’re still the owner.