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Real property transactions: Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura wildfires: unsolicited offers.

It became law on Oct 10, 2025.

CA AB 851 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Oct 10, 2025

What it does

Existing law regulates sale transactions of real property. On January 7, 2025, the Governor proclaimed a state of emergency to exist in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura due to fire and windstorm conditions that caused multiple fires. Executive Order No. N-7-25, signed by the Governor on January 14, 2025, prohibited a buyer from making an unsolicited offer to an owner of real property located in specified ZIP Codes in the County of Los Angeles to purchase the real property for an amount less than what the fair market value of the property was on January 6, 2025. Executive Order No. N-17-25 expanded that prohibition to include real properties in additional specified ZIP Codes.…

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    Oct 10, 2025

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