State Senator Kelly Seyarto, R-Murrieta, represents California's 32nd Senate District. Valley News/Courtesy photo
SACRAMENTO – State Sen. Kelly Seyarto, R-Murrieta, announced his housing bill package was introduced in the Senate. It will bring California in compliance with Supreme Court rulings and protect taxpayers and local control.Senate Bill 964 will update California code to match a 2023 Supreme Court ruling where a county is not allowed to keep profits from the sale of an auctioned property, if the property was seized and auctioned because of defaulted property taxes. Any profits made from such an auction should be restored to the owner.“In cases of auctioned-off property where the owner has defaulted on their taxes, the government should not be making a profit,” Seyarto said. “The Supreme Court already outlined in their decision last year that profits belong to the owner. This i
