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TAX DEED

California Department of Real Estate

Updated 08-20-2026

TAX DEED

The deed given to a purchaser at a public sale of land held for nonpayment of taxes. It conveys to the purchaser only such title as the defaulting taxpayer had.

California Department of Real Estate Glossary

California Department of Real Estate · p. 32

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